Authors Notes:I moved the thanks to my reviewers down to the bottom,especially since there were so many this time! Also everyone,sorry for the late updates! Ive been really busy on my vacation, and its been kinda tiring. I wrote this in kind of a hurry, but I hope its okay. Lots f scene breaks, but it could be worse. I might rewrite it later.

Also, could someone please go review my songfic 'The Strong Will Never Fall?' It's on my profile page. It's some Sess'Kags fluff with some darkness in it. Yeah…No reviews yet.

Bad Day-Chapter 14

She Didn't Know

The door opened suddenly and Sesshoumaru walked in. Kagome eyes his somewhat tired appearance. Odd, she never thought he'd be able to look tired. It wasn't truly noticeable. But with his pale complexion, she couldn't help but notice the slight bags. His eyes however, were as expressionless as ever.

"We leave in fifteen minutes. Gather your things."

With that, he was gone. Kagome wondered if he expected her to know her way around the palace. But that was okay, because five minutes before she was supposed to leave, Kentetsu came in and bowed slightly. Kagome smiled and bowed back.

She did not know this demon very well, but he had incorporated himself into her heart. He was like a saner version of her grandfather. Because of this, she wished she would see him again when she returned from her own time.

He spoke of things he knew they both didn't care about as they walked through the hallways and towards what Kagome hoped was the entrance to Sesshoumaru's home.

A few minutes later they were at the entrance, and Kagome smiled and bowed to the old youkai once more. Then she turned to Sesshoumaru who gestured towards Ah Un.

Without asking, Kentetsu helped her and Shippou up onto the beast, and Kagome smiled as Rin threw up two flowers wreaths. One for Kagome and one small one for Shippou.

"Come back soon Kagome!" Rin yelled as the beast began to fly away. Kagome thought she heard a loud 'humph' from Jaken, but she chose to ignore it. Shippou clung to her, and Kagome let her mind wander over different things. How would her mother take to Shippou? Would he be okay in her time? How would she face Sesshoumaru knowing his mother had died and that he had endured so much humiliation, just because of his father's choices?

Soon they landed, and Kagome forced herself to cut her thoughts off, lest Sesshoumaru see them in her eyes. She knew she couldn't pity him, he would hate that.

But it would be so easy.

Suddenly Sesshoumaru glanced into the forest around them.

"Get into the well, now. Inu Yasha comes," He told her. Kagome was about to protest, but she knew he wouldn't kill Inu Yasha. Annoy him, piss him off, maybe. But he wouldn't kill his half brother.

So she grabbed a protesting Shippou and jumped into the well before Inu Yasha could make it to the clearing where the well stood.

"Wow mama, that was so amazing! You get to go through that every time you travel through time?" Shippou asked excitedly. Kagome was somewhat distracted as she dragged herself and Shippou out of the well. She was thankful Sesshoumaru had not gotten her bag when he had taken her from the fire, or else she'd be lugging that about too.

"Mama!" She called out as she walked out the wellhouse. Shippou bounced around excitedly as he took everything in. Kagome smiled and walked towards the house. Shippou kept chattering on and on, when suddenly Kagome's mother opened the door.

"Who are you?" Shippou and her mother asked in unison.

"Mama, this is Shippou, my adopted Kit. Shippou, this is my mama," Kagome told him. Kagome's mother looked floored as Shippou asked one innocent question.

"So that makes her my obasssan?"

Several hours later Kagome tucked Shippou into bed, sighing gratefully. He had nearly given her grandfather a heart attack when he had called him 'sousofu' right as the old man had been ready to plaster the kitsune with scrolls.

Kagome kept that idea in mind. Call grandfather really old relative and he'll stop with the prayer scrolls. Yup, definitely something she'd have to remember.

As Shippou passed into sleep, Kagome snuck out of her room and downstairs, then surveyed the damage. Shippou had tried to 'help' cook with his foxfire. Good thing he knew how to control it well enough that he could put it out. The entire kitchen was covered in smoke and some scorch marks around the stove. He had also tried to cook sushi. Kagome giggled as she saw Souta walk towards the stairs with a zombie like lumber, indicating he was more tired than their 'guest' had been.

"Kagome, maybe you should talk to Shippou about helping," Kagome's mother began as she walked towards her daughter. Kagome went and sat on the sofa in the living room, her mother following behind.

"Mom, I don't want to hurt his feelings. His parents both died. I met him very soon after I went to the feudal era. He's just a little boy you understand? Remember me and Souta as children?" Kagome asked.

"Yes," Kagome's mother said tentively, remembering the chaos they had caused and the messes they had made in an attempt to help her cook, clean, or most other things. But they were children. After the mess was gone, it had seemed…Cute.

"Add demonic powers to that," Kagome told her bluntly.

"Oh dear."

"Yes momma. And he is my son. I cannot let him down, I won't. I love him mama," Kagome told her mother sincerely. Kagome's mother sighed and took her daughter's hand.

"Kagome, you already have so many responsibilities just don't want to see you fall ill under the stress. I was very close myself when I was at your aunt's house taking care of her."

"Mama, I'll be fine. In fact, someone is taking some stress off for me," Kagome told her with a happy smile. She didn't add that he came with a truckload of stress to her himself.

"Inu Yasha?" Kagome's mother asked, a smile playing on her face.

"No, not Inu Yasha. He… He and I will never be, and now, I think he and I will never be friends either. But there's someone here in this time, someone true," Kagome said, wondering if she was being honest with herself. Would Sesshoumaru really be true? Even if it was this time period, some things don't change. Take away the veneer of civility and he would be the same person, or would he?

"Be careful dear," Kagome heard as she began to walk up the stairs to her room to sleep.

Kagome's mother didn't even ask about school.

The next morning Kagome awoke in a rush, scrambling for her bag and trying to shove all of her textbooks in it when her mother walked in.

"What are you doing?"

"Getting ready for school," Kagome told her mother as she tried to tie her sailor tie and pull on a shoe at the same time.

"Dear, it's Sunday."

Kagome stopped what she was doing and sat on her desk chair. Shippou stil lay asleep in her bed.

"Mama, I need some down time. Today I'm going to my friend's house. I can't take Shippou. Is there any way you can take care of him for today? I'll be back tonight," Kagome pleaded.

Kagome's mother wanted to remind her of her studies, how important school was. But one look at Kagome said it all. Dark circles under her eyes, and her appearance haggard and worn down. Yes, her baby girl did need some down time. And if this friend helped, all the better.

"Okay honey. I'll watch him. You just change clothes and come down for breakfast. And don't be late for dinner tonight, we're having oden."

"Here I am again. I hope Sesshoumaru isn't angry that I need another book," Kagome said to herself as she bit her lip. Her nerves were frayed from Shippou's antics, and on top of it all, she was still scared that those punks might still be around looking for revenge. She didn't think it too plausible since Sesshoumaru and Shippou had both gone after them, but they might have friends too.

She walked up to the house, only to hear Lin sobbing hysterically. Running, Kagome arrived in a room that seemed to be a bedroom. There were two futon pallets, Shippou on one, his two kits Sango and Miroku on another.

All three were deathly ill.

"Lin what happened?" Kagome sobbed as she ran over to her aisoku's body. She looked at the cold gray skin of her son, felt the cold sweat pouring from his body as he shook and convulsed on the futon mattress. His red hair hung in limp strings around his face in a mass of tangles.

"We don't know. Sesshoumaru is in his library searching for possible causes. But suddenly yesterday Shippou just fell, as well as Miroku and Sango! Lady Kagome do you know what happened?" Lin sobbed.

Thoughts raced through Kagome's head, one right after the other. She had brought Shippou here from the past time. He had never been to this time before. Did the two instances have anything to do with the other?

"Lin, I'm going to go speak with Sesshoumaru. I want you to watch Shippou and his grandchildren. Do not leave this place!" Kagome told her firmly, all the while shaking inside. She had to be strong in this.

'But what if it's all my fault?' Kagome wailed within. 'What if my bringing Shippou here made the one in this time comatose? What if Shippou dies in this time?'

Quickly Kagome ran for the study she had first met Sesshoumaru in, tearing through the halls, hoping she remembered the way. Suddenly she opened a door and at last found him.

"Sesshoumaru, if I had brought Shippou's past self to this time, could it kill his present self?" Kagome demanded without explanation. Sesshoumaru understood anyway.

"Yes. Get the kit out of here, get him to your time and take him to me. Show my past self this so he knows you speak my words," Sesshoumaru commanded. Kagome grabbed a pendant without bothering to look at it.

"Wait," Sesshoumaru demanded. Kagome looked impatiently at the demon.

"I'll take you. I'm faster than the buses," He told her. Without preamble he grabbed her and held her tightly to his body and began to run as quickly as he could, which despite his several centuries of age, was faster than most humans could see. He was still in his prime. Normally he never would have done this, but this wasn't normal circumstances.

As he finally stopped at her shrine, Kagome ran from his arms and into her home. He followed closely behind, ignoring the gasps coming from a young boy and an old man.

"Mama, where is Shippou?" Kagome shouted frantically as she looked throughout the house.

"He's in here with me!" Kagome heard her mother's voice coming from the kitchen. Kagome ran into the room and grabbed Shippou.

"No time to explain mom I'll be back in a day or so I swear," Kagome told her mother as she grabbed the small kitsune from the countertop.

Sesshoumaru suddenly grabbed her again and ran for the well house and into the well.

Before Kagome knew it, she was back in the feudal era and still in Sesshoumaru's arms.

He paused for a moment and sniffed the air, his eyes sharp.

He headed in the direction of the river and stopped again.

"My former self is nearby with Rin. He cannot see me. Kagome, I'll wait for you on the other side of the well," Sesshoumaru told her. Kagome nodded, ignoring Shippou's angry rambling as she kissed Sesshoumaru on the other side.

"Tell my mother what happened and stay there. I'll be back by dinner."

And he was gone.

Kagome ran for Sesshoumaru in this time and found him watching Rin try and fish with Jaken in the river. Ah Un was nearby as well, resting with one eye open as if he too was concerned what would happen to the small human girl fishing in the river.

"Sesshoumaru, I have to return quickly, but your future self told me to leave Shippou with you. While he was in my time, the Shippou there got sick and seemed to be dying. Here," Kagome said, handing the pendant to Sesshoumaru, at last taking in some details she had not taken in before while she had been rushing to save the life of her kit.

"How did you get my family's crest?" Sesshoumaru asked.

"Your future self told me to show it to you so you would know that I spoke the truth," Kagome told him. Sesshoumaru looked almost as if he were…Sniffing it?

"It smells like me still," He said.

"Your future self had it," Kagome said stiffly, wondering why he would disbelieve her.

"Momma, why did you kiss the future Sesshoumaru on the cheek?" Shippou asked, sounding possessive. She was his mother, he didn't want to share!

Kagome turned bright red and tried not to look Sesshoumaru in the eyes as she searched her mind for an answer to her son's question.

"To…To thank him for helping me get you back here so fast!" Kagome suddenly exclaimed, smiling at her own creativity. It wasn't a total lie. After all, so she didn't feel so bad when she told him.

"But I have to get going back. Sesshoumaru, please take care of him, I'm begging you, and your future self asked too," Kagome said, trying to make sure her son wouldn't be left to starve or fend for himself while she was in her own time.

"I swear it on my honor miko. After all, he must be important to my future self, and thus to me. Now go home. Do you wish for me to carry you so that you may avoid the hanyou once again?" Sesshoumaru asked flatly. Kagome nodded. He looked as apathetic as ever.

For the third time that day she was yanked into Sesshoumaru's arm, only this time he was a bit more rough(okay, more than a bit) as he grabbed her and began to run for the well.

Without any words, he let her stand and stared as she smiled at him.

"Thank you," She told him. He handed the pendant to her without a word and was gone in an instant.

Kagome sighed and dropped down into the well, anticipating some time with her family and a Sesshoumaru that wasn't quite such a…Frigid asshole.

She landed on the other side and wanted to forget the whole day. It was only the early afternoon,and somehow she felt as if she had been awake for a week straight. Her body ached and her mind wanted nothing more than to shut down.

And before she knew it, she fainted, falling into a heap on the cold dirt floor of the well.

Blix:Now, onto my reviewers….Wow, a lot recently. It makes me feel uber special!

InlovewithSesshoumaru- I know that chappy was sad. It had to be. There will continue being sad parts, but from this chapter on the lightness will reign for awhile as well as some good old Kagome and Sesshoumaru fluff…With a twist. But thankies for the review!hugs

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Kjinuyasha-I got the cists on the butt thing from what happened to a friends mom lol. I thought it might be funny. I mean, grandpa comes up with the funniest diseases. This time…Hahahahaha….Soz,laughing too much to really answer coherently…..Lets just say it was interesting at my friends house for awhile….BTW,Ive changed my summary, soz.

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