A/N: Hello and I know that I haven't been updating since last year but I had to do this story, and I think I should anyway; it is another Kagome/Sesshomaru.

Summary: Kagome is tired of the way Inuyasha jerks her around. After a particularly stupid argument and she runs off where she meets Sesshomaru and strikes a bet that could ruin Inuyasha, Kagome, and Sesshomaru, or just Inuyasha. But two other evils lurk about too.

Warnings: Rating may go up, violence, swearing (mainly from Inuyasha).

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or its characters, though I wish. I will not show the disclaimer again so if you want to see it again come here.

-Chapter One-

-Dangerous-

Kagome yawned as they continued to walk down the dirt path, in search for the next jewel shard. Apparently Miroku had stated that a lot of weird things were happening up there. Inuyasha was certainly in a bad mood this morning, Kagome reflected. All because he had smelled his older brother, Sesshomaru, somewhere nearby but didn't know where.

"Dammit," he said aloud when they saw a large crowd up ahead. Kagome sighed thoughtfully and continued to walk ahead even as Shippo climbed up onto her shoulder. Inuyasha walked beside her and huffed impatiently to get her attention. "What," she asked finally? He blinked then stated, "what do you think is going on up there?"

She shrugged, "I don't know," she said thoughtfully, "a gathering of some sorts." Sango walked up to her other side and gently pulled Kagome a little behind her. Kagome gave a quizzical look but Sango only smiled, "just in case," she said softly.

They reached the group and Inuyasha pushed through without even considering if he poked someone in the eye. A villager looked up to see the annoyed inu-youkai. "What do you want demon!" The villager demanded, but Inuyasha only ignored him.

Kagome gently made her way through with Sango and Miroku close behind her. Shippo clung to her shoulder for dear life. "What is it?" she asked Inuyasha when she reached him. Inuyasha's face blanched at the body down at his feet, soaking in a pool of blood. The face was burned and to Inuyasha, and even Kagome it still smelled of burning flesh. The skin was marred and scraped so only the bones were showing. Kagome felt like vomiting.

"I smell miasma," Inuyasha said.

"Are you sure?" Kagome asked looking away from the body. Inuyasha nodded mutely. "But it's not right," he said, "it smells different somehow, like white plumb is mixing into it, the miasma I mean."

Miroku said his prayers and turned to Inuyasha, "so?" He asked.

"Nothing else" Inuyasha replied. Kagome sighed as Inuyasha continued to walk on. "I think Naraku was heading this way. We have to catch up to him," he yelled back as he began to run ahead.

Sango mounted Kilala and sped off with Kagome riding along, and Miroku running beside her. Shippo positioned himself in the basket, looking as though he were piloting.

Sesshomaru followed mutely as Inuyasha and his stupid companions raced down the dirt path. Well, not all of them were stupid. He had taken quite an interest in the miko, the way she fought and used her abilities. Feh he thought she's Inuyasha's wench.

He growled slightly at that thought…wait, what? Why would he growl? What was this feeling, whatever it was he didn't much care for it. He snorted in disgust at his own weakness and continued to follow the group silently.

He stopped only when his foolish brother stopped, and this time was when a cow came flying out of the sky. He wasn't surprised, oh no he was far to used to things such as this. I have even seen pigs fly he thought.

He noticed that his brother was talking to the old fool, Totosai. What a foolish sword smith, to refuse his request to make a sword. He snapped out of his thoughts only to hear the conversation below.

"I don't know but there have been disturbances in my area lately," Sesshomaru heard the old man say, "I have done a little investigating myself (snooping more like Sesshomaru thought) and I have found something out; something terrible," he concluded. This tweaked Sesshomaru's interest as he leaned in a little from his tree branch.

Inuyasha, he noticed, kind of leaned in a little to the old man as well.

"Two beings," Totosai said, "are trying to destroy different things in order to get what they want. One of them has already approached me, his name was Vanas and he demanded a blade that would be stronger than Tokijin, and Tetsaiga combined. The other one was peculiar; his name was Shakus. Vanas had a miasma air around him, but also of white plumb."

Inuyasha gasped and stepped forward. "He must have been the one that attacked that villager!" Kagome nodded and looked back at Totosai.

"The second was the one that scared me the most," Totosai continued, "he was your brother, Inuyasha." Inuyasha went pale and spoke an answer, even though he knew it was the wrong one. Sesshomaru could tell. "Sesshomaru," he heard Inuyasha say, but Sesshomaru knew who it was. Totosai shook his head, "your younger brother, Inuyasha, Shakus." He said grimly.

Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes; Shakus was even bigger disgrace than Inuyasha, to him at least.

Shakus was always jealous of him, but it tripled when his little crush started chasing after him, Sesshomaru didn't even like her! She was a slut! Shakus got angry and swore revenge against Sesshomaru, thus he left, and Sesshomaru presumed (and hoped he thought secretly) that he was dead.

He looked down to see Inuyasha's little group looking at his brother. The miko stood up and went over to him. "Inuyasha are you all right," she asked cautiously? Inuyasha smirked and brushed her off, "why wouldn't I be, I'm not some weak, sorry ass demon like Sesshomaru." He declared. If Sesshomaru hadn't had his prized calm, he would be down there strangling him by now.

Stupid brothers he thought bitterly always causing problems.

He saw the miko tense slightly and look in his direction, he froze when her eyes seemed to scan his tree. He couldn't run, that would make some noise, and he couldn't move around the tree, his stupid brother would notice him, and cause a ruckus. He nearly sighed in relief when she turned her gaze back at Inuyasha.

"Thank you Totosai," Kagome said politely and she followed Inuyasha as he rudely started walking ahead. Sango took off after, with Miroku trailing a little behind her, Shippo rode on Kagome's shoulder. "What's eating him," Shippo asked?

Kagome only shook her head.

The group had stopped for camp, when Kagome grew tired. Inuyasha was not at all happy about this and huffed and threw his own kind of tantrum. Sango completely ignored him and Miroku went on to making something to eat.

Sesshomaru perched himself on a branch and kept guard in case anything were to happen. He watched in partial amusement as Inuyasha and the miko bickered senselessly about this…sleeping bag. What was a sleeping bag? Sesshomaru had no idea, but he thought it was a bag that you slept in. Apparently the miko thought she needed it to sleep, and his idiot brother thought otherwise.

"You don't need it you stupid girl," he heard Inuyasha finally yell, causing Kagome to yell out one final, "FINE." And go off running.

Sesshomaru, interested in where she was going leaped off after her. He followed her until she apparently grew out of breath and stopped by a stream. He took a seat right above her and watched her as she took off her shoes and socks and dipped her feet into the water.

"Stupid Inuyasha," he heard her mutter. Then a new sound came to him…crying? Odd; why would she be crying? He saw her cup her face into her hands and sob gently. What was this feeling he was getting? Sympathy? Pain? Whatever it was he didn't particularly care for this one either. "Foolish emotions," he stated.

He continued to watch her until her sobs eventually seized and she started to twirl her fingers in the water. The gentle ripples seemed to soothe her because she eventually smiled.

"Demons come after me," she started to sing. "But no one can hurt me."

"Or my gentle heart beat." She continued, "for as long as I have my honey."

She smiled and paused for a little while then continued, "for him and I are meant to be. Together, forever." Obviously she had made it up, but Sesshomaru didn't seem to care anymore, he listened to her closely, giving her a proper audience.

She giggled and hummed, and finally laid down on her back, gazing up at the stars and had a complete look to her. Sesshomaru jumped down and softly came beside her. He thought she was asleep, but he was wrong.

Her eyes snapped open and she got up quickly. "What do you want Sesshomaru!"

"You are in no position to give me orders," he stated coolly, although inside he didn't want to fight her just have her in his arms, wait! What? Where did that thought come from? I will never be in love with a human he thought firmly. Stupid humans and their magi- his thoughts were cut off when something hit his head.

He looked at her and saw she had an arm full of rocks, and while he had zoned out she threw one at him! Him; Lord Sesshomaru; Sesshomaru Taisho; Sesshomaru-sama! He glared at her and reached up to feel where she had hit him. A bump on his head. "Foolish," he said to her and disappeared and reappeared behind her, "very foolish."

He twisted her arm behind her, and smirked, "not so tough now human."

"Ah," she gasped.

"Apologize," he said.

"No!"

"Yes!"

"No!"

He sighed and if he had his other arm (A/N: He will get it later don't worry) he would have rubbed his temple in exasperation.

"Fine," he said and released her, making her stumble and fall down. He watched her as she slowly got up and glared at him.

"What do you want?" She snapped out. If he didn't always have a mask on he would have laughed at her stupid bravery.

"Nothing," he stated, "is it a crime now to come to a stream without facing any disruptions." He could tell that she seemed stumped.

"Fine," she huffed and sat back down, dipping her feet in once more. He hesitantly sat next to her and didn't say anything.

"How's Rin," she asked? Sesshomaru snapped his head toward her; how does she know who Rin was?

"Fine," he said instead.

"I hear you have a younger brother," she said. He decided right then that he was going to be playing stupid with her.

"You do travel with him," he said, but on the inside he was practically laughing.

She scowled, "you know what I mean." He shook his head. "Shakus?" She asked. He looked at her, then nodded.

"I wouldn't go near him if I were you," he said, "then again do; so Inuyasha would be weak from your death and I could kill him. But I don't do things that way, so I suggest you just stay away from him."

"You know," she started, "that was the most I think I have ever heard you say." Sesshomaru only ignored her.

"I'm sorry about your arm," she said softly. He glanced at her direction, but only shrugged. After a couple minutes he smelled something wet and salty. He looked in her direction and saw tears flowing down her face. This startled him.

"Why are you crying," he asked?

"I hate him," she sobbed, "I try the best I can with him but all he does is push me around, he loves a CLAY BODY more than me, and I wish, I just wish he could be nicer."

Sesshomaru snorted, "he is an idiot."

She wiped away her tears and smiled in his direction, "thank you Sesshomaru." He snorted and looked in the other direction, but apparently she wasn't finished.

"You know," she said, "you aren't bad as you let on."

He made a gesture that looked like he was slitting his throat, "watch what you say human." She gulped slightly and continued to stare down on the streams water; the moon gave it a beautiful shine to it.

Sesshomaru felt something grab the stub of his arm and he looked down to see that she had grabbed it, "what are you doing?" She smiled up at him, but the smile wasn't natural, it was almost a smirk. "Tell you what Sesshomaru," she started, "Keaede taught me how to heal things with my spiritual energy, and if I grow back your arm will you kill Inuyasha for me."

Sesshomaru gazed down at her, "why?"

"Because," she said, "I am tired of his face, the way he pretends with me, he even told me he loved me just two days ago, but he went off with Kikyo the other night and I saw them kissing, and laughing, and just having fun with each other."

He smirked down at her, "fine then miko. You have gotten yourself a deal."

She smirked up at him and began to heal his arm. He could tell this was putting on a strain for her, but his arm grew back, and even seemed to be stronger than before. "I have put a barrier around it too," she said, "just in case."

He smirked down at her, but was interrupted when an unfamiliar wind blew by. A power surge caught his attention but it was gone as quickly as it came. What was that he thought. The miko sensed it to and immediately got on her guard.

"Miko," he said.

"Kagome," she whispered. "Whatever," he stated impatiently, "are you willing to come with me out of danger. I need you to stay alive so we can complete my end of the deal." She nodded and he picked her up and tossed her over his shoulder.

She gave a small 'eep' and tried to cover her panties as he sped off. Her face was facing his direction, but her but was showing to their pursuers. "Look back and see who is following us," he said back to her, voice raised a little against the wind.

She looked behind them and saw a man with black straggly hair, his clothing consisted of a white kimono top and a pair of black pants that looked like Sesshomaru's and Inuyasha's. The other looked exactly like Inuyasha, but had markings, with Sesshomaru's hair and eyebrows, his clothes were the same as the other man's but he had armor over them.

"I think it's Vanas and Shakus," she said loudly over the wind. She heard Sesshomaru curse and pick up his speed, but the men chasing them only increased their speed as well.

He didn't know what to do, he couldn't go back to his castle, that would be an Inuyasha thing to do (and I refuse to do an action that would relate to him he thought bitterly). He looked to his side and saw a cliff, it was a risk, but he had to take it. He turned to his right and sped right off the hill.

Kagome screamed, when Sesshomaru lost his footing on the side of the cliff and both Sesshomaru and she went tumbling down. Sesshomaru ripped off his armor and wrapped it around her and shielded her body.

Sharp rocks hit him, and he bit back screams of pain, without his armor it hurt. His eyes widened when he slammed into the ground, knocking the wind out of him. He started to see black dots in his vision and everything went dark.

Kagome looked up when she heard Sesshomaru grunt in pain as they hit the bottom. She looked at him and saw that he was unconscious.

"No, no, Sesshomaru wake up," she pleaded, but it was no use he wouldn't wake. She looked up to see two black figures on top of the cliff and they seemed to be leaving to find another way down. She swallowed and stood up; looking around her she saw that nothing looked familiar.

She saw a small hole on the side of the cave and walked over to it. It was big enough for only the two of them, and went really deep. She went inside after looking back and making sure Sesshomaru was alright and found that the little opening led upward into a bigger area.

"Perfect," she sighed.

She got back out and checked around her to make sure the coast was clear before grabbing Sesshomaru's arm and swinging it around her shoulders. She dragged him little by little into the hole and took even greater effort to get him up the slight slope.

Finally she reached the upper level, and sat down against the wall breathing heavily. That man she thought bitterly is not light.

She looked around her; well better make this home for the next couple hours. She got up and started looking over the fallen demon.

A/N: Okay so that was chapter one, hoped you enjoyed it. Anyway read and review, no flames just suggestions please.