Thank you Sarah for reviewing! And that's a good question!

I didn't mean to leave out Inuyasha's healing; I figured for a half demon it would only take a sprained ankle about a day to heal almost completely, so by this chapter he's ok, but in chapter 3 when he was helping her with chores he should have been limping, but able to walk. I'm sorry for my mistake! I should have mentioned a few days are supposed to have passed as well. Correct me again if I do it again! (Which I probably will!) thanks for reviewing!

Chapter 5

Kagome grabbed her cell phone and some portable grub, a bow and arrow for hunting, matches, and a tent, stuffing them into a saddle bag. Into the next saddle bag she shoved a few blankets, more food, soap, and silverware and cooking utensils. Inuyasha burst through the door. '

"Which saddles, Kagome?" He asked hurriedly. She didn't even think twice.

"The western ones."

He nodded and ran back out. She grabbed the bags, slung the bow and arrow over her shoulder, and headed out. Inuyasha led the horses out of the barn. Kagome took the bags and fastened them to the horn on each saddle. Then she slung herself up onto Sadie's back. "Ready?" She asked. He was in the saddle, and he nodded. "Which direction?" The miko asked. He pointed East. "Let's go."And they cantered off towards the woods.

The western saddles were designed for long distance rides. They were slightly heavier than the english, but they distributed the weight on the horses' back better. Both horses knew that this was important as they loped off perfectly, sensing their rider's urgency. They dissapeared into the woods, hitting the smooth trail at a trot.

Sesshoumaru landed in the barnyard with the grace he was so well known for. He heard a few horses's whinny uncertainly at his prescence. This didn't bother him, but he smelled his brother. And a female. Hm. He smirked and continued to smell around. He couldn't distinguish exactly which direction they were going, but he had a pretty good idea. He decided to report back to Naraku.

Kagome pulled back slightly, signaling Sadie to a walk. Inuyasha followed suit. Silence stretched between them uncertainly, both wanting the stillness broken but neither knowing what to say. It was finally Inuyasha that broke the quiet.

"Where to?" He asked gruffly.

She shrugged. "There's a river through these woods, up ahead a bit more. We can ride on and set up camp there and rest, or we can travel along the river for a while and set up camp further down.

Inuyasha considered. If they waited, it would be dark, and he didn't want to be riding in the dark. So alternative one was the better choice. "Up ahead we'll make camp then."

She nodded, and they fell into companionable silence.

Rin looked up as Sesshoumaru strode in. "Welcome back, Sesshoumaru." Her spine tingled with his presence. "Were you successfull?"

He fixed his gaze on her. Again he was struck by her uniqueness in comparision to everyone else here. She was so pure; yet not. "Yes, Rin. I have a lead on my brother's location." He had used her name. Sesshoumaru didn't use anyones' name.

Flames coiled warmly in her stomach as he came closer. "That's good," she said, forcing her voice to remain calm."Naraku will be happy." He said nothing and continued walking to where she was standing. Her blood became lava, slow and hot inside her.

"Yes," the lord murmured, grasping her chin between his finger and thumb. "I suppose he will." He turned her face away from him then back, then dropped her chin. He looked away from the flustered girl, then back, smirking lightly. "I will see you later, Rin." And just like that, he walked away.

Again, Rin slumped, but this time into a chair. "Oh my god. How does he do that to me?" She said to herself. Then her cell phone in her pocket vibrated. "Hello?"

"Hey, Rin, can you do me a favor?"

"Sure Kag. Whatcha need?"

"I need you to watch over the ranch for a while. I dunno when I'll be back, but I've got two of them with me."

"What's goin on Kagome?"

"Don't worry, I don't want you involved. I'll be ok, I've got a 'bodyguard'. " In the background, Rin could have sworn she'd heard a masculine snort.

"Alright, I'll do this for ya, but whatever it is, you're gonna let me in on it eventually, alright?"

"Sure, fine, eventually. I gotta go for now, talk to you later."

"Yeah, see ya kag."

"Bye."

"Bye." And the phone went dead. Rin hung up and puzzled over what could be going on with her friend. "Hm." She mused silently, wondering who her friends' "bodyguard" could be. "Oh well. I'm sure she's fine." Kag was a tough girl. She'd be fine.

"Rin."

The young woman jumped at Sesshoumaru's voice. "Who were you talking to?" He asked her.

"My friend Kagome. She wants me to watch over her farm for a while. I should go out there, just to make sure everything's ok for tonight."

"Where does she live?" He inquired. She gave the address to him. "I'm going to that area as well. I can take you."

"Could you? That'd be really great. Thank you!" She said, giving him a smile.

He didn't return it, but he felt an unusual warmth developing somewhere in his chest. Was that his heart? Naw. Couldn't be. Could it?He turned his back to her. "Come." He commanded. She scowled at being ordered, but followed him willingly. The girl blinked as they stepped into the bright sunlight, but quickly adjusted. Sesshoumaru squatted down. "Get on." He said. Oh she got as red as a tomatoe.

"What?" She asked intelligently.

He growled at her slowness. "I can run faster than you could possibly fathom. Do you want to get there or not? Then get on."

Trembling at the thought of touching him, she wrapped her legs around him and clutched his shoulders tightly. He stood swiftly, not understanding why his own face was feeling hot and his loins were stirring. He had never experienced horniness before he had Rin's legs wrapped around him. To stop himself from thinking too much about it, he used his demon speed to dart off toward their intended destination.

Kagome and Inuyasha were arguing. Again. "Right here! If I have to bathe in a river, I at least want some privacy!" Cried the woman.

"Yeah? And if I want to get out of bed to take a piss, I want to be closer to the river!"

"Just use a tree! You should be good at that, dog boy!"

"And have Sesshoumaru smell it? Hell no! We're camping on the bank!"

"In the trees!"

"The bank!"

"Trees! Unless you want to watch me bathe!!"

He flushed brilliantly, and stumbled to regain his composure. He didn't want to see, did he? Well, yeah, but he couldn't tell her that!

"Keh! Fine wench! The tent goes in the trees." Then he muttered, "Bitch." Under his breath. She turned to look at him, murder in her eyes.

"What was that, Inuyasha?" She asked in a syrupy sweet voice. He swallowed hard at the glint in her blue orbs.

"Uh, nothing?"

She scoffed, but inwardly laughed at his fear. "That's what I thought. Now let's set up the gosh forsaken tent." She turned and walked away, an arrogant sway to her slender hips. He watched her in fascination, thinking silently to himself. "Damn she can be scary. As sweet as honey one minute, as good humored as a amused jester, or as evil as a fire breathing dragon. But she's still very hot in any way." Shaking his head to clear his thoughts, not liking the direction they had been going, he followed Kagome's delectable little bottom towards the woods. Again he mentally slapped himself. Cursed hormones.

Kagome spared the hanyou a glance, watching the emotions flit across his masculine visage. She wondered what he was thinking about. If only she knew. For the both of them, this would be a looong night.

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