Authors Notes:I have recently been informed that my thanks to my reviewers are considered against rules. Which kind of tweaks my temper, but yeah, Im sorry for those of you who were so kind to review. There will be a thaks(just not individualized because then that's not considered interactive script) argh. Im building up some major…Argh, forget it.

Sorry this chappy was so late guys. Due to some technical difficulties I was unable to write(aka my muses took a joyride out of town). This chappy is semi boring. Again, please forgive me because the next chapter is AWESOME! And long, so it might take awhile to finish. But yes, it will be graphic,gory,romantic, and best of all, LOTS OF SESS/KAGS ACTION IN THE NEAR FUTURE!MWAHAHAHAHA!

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Bad Day

Chapter 17-Heart Don't Fail Me Now

Watching them spar made her nervous. It was a guy she really liked and her son fighting one another at amazing speeds. Both were demons. She bit her nails as she watched, riveted to the scene of the youkai tearing into each other without any remorse, or so it seemed.

Suddenly Sesshoumaru cracked his knuckles, and Kagome remembered it released the poison…

"NO!" She shouted as she ran towards them. Both stood still as she grabbed Sesshoumaru's arm.

"What?" Shippou asked, disconcerted now that he wasn't fighting.

"I didn't want the poison to hurt you," Kagome stated, as if it were obvious. Quickly she glanced back and forth between the two male youkai and got more and more confused. Shippou looked like he wanted to smile, but Sesshoumaru looked almost…Hurt? Shippou suddenly noticed Kagome's confusion as she gazed at Sesshoumaru, and was about to say something, but before he had the chance, Sesshoumaru shook Kagome's hand off of his arm and stalked out of the room.

'What did I do? Why did he seem so hurt?' Kagome thought to herself.

"Kagome, he, he wants you to trust him. When you thought he'd hurt me, it makes him feel like you still see him as a ruthless killer. That's why-" Shippou was cut off.

"Oh Kami, I have to find him and explain," Kagome said as she ran after Sesshoumaru. Shippou was left alone, smiling.

"Mama, you'll be able to do it. If you can get through to who he was, this one will be no problem.

But he didn't remember the fact she still hadn't really gotten through to the Sesshoumaru in the past.

Kagome ran through the house, looking for Sesshoumaru's room. Kami, why couldn't she remember the way to the room!

Suddenly she bumped into Miroku and bent down, silently thanking every god on her side.

"Miroku, where is Sesshoumaru's bedroom?" Kagome asked.

"It's down that hall and to the left. But he's not there, he went to the garden. He looked sad," Miroku said in a morose voice. Kagome nodded and ran, not even taking time to assure the kit that everything would be alright.

Breathlessly she stumbled into the garden, holding her side as she looked around for Sesshoumaru. No sight of him anywhere…Where would a youkai be when he was sad?

Kagome walked around calling his name, her despair building each time he didn't answer her.

"Sesshoumaru, please, answer me, I'm sorry!" Kagome finally sobbed. She stumbled into the small gazebo and collapsed into a pile. Sniffling, she tried to dry her tears, but they continued to fall silently, blurring her vision.

"Kagome, I," Sesshoumaru's voice broke into her thoughts. She looked up at his still form in the entrance of the closed gazebo and jumped up and ran into his arms.

"I'm so sorry Sesshoumaru! I know you're not a killer and I know you'd never hurt Shippou! Please forgive me!" Kagome sobbed. She felt Sesshoumaru running his hands through her hair as he let his chin rest lightly on her head.

"Kagome, it's alright. I have to remember that…You do not know me yet. It's so hard to have memories of us that you haven't even experienced yet," He told her. Kagome pulled away from him enough to look into his eyes.

"Like what? Just one memory," She told him.

"Well, you got me to try a new dish. I refused at first, but you got Rin and Shippou to eat it, and Rin said it was delicious, so I tried it, and liked it. I still eat it to this day," He told her with a smile. Kagome giggled.

"What was it?"

"You'll see," He told her. Kagome punched his arm playfully and let herself settle back into his embrace.

"Sesshoumaru?"

"Yes dear?"

"Do you think it's possible to fall in love with someone you barely know?" Kagome asked.

"I think so," He responded.

"I think…I think I," Kagome couldn't finish. The words stuck in her throat and she felt like she was choking on them.

"It's okay. I know," He responded, hugging her form more tightly to his. "I love you Kagome," He whispered into her ear finally. Kagome smiled and closed her eyes.

A few hours later, Kagome was in Sesshoumaru's library, looking for another copy of her lost book. She ranted slightly about Inu Yasha and his stupidity as they perused his shelves.

"I think I need to get another shipment of that book sent Kagome. I can't find one anywhere," Sesshoumaru told her. Kagome sat down in his computer chair with a thump, pouting slightly.

"How long will that take?" Kagome whined.

"None of that dear. It'll take a few weeks. I'm sure he'll let you come back for a few days in a few weeks," He told her as he smiled down at her gently. Her pout disappeared and she giggled.

"Alright. Oh," She blushed as her stomach grumbled.

"How about we go out for a nice lunch, my treat? And since it's a bit cold still for ice cream, how about some hot chocolate?" Sesshoumaru asked. Kagome immediately brightened and she jumped up from the chair and hugged him while planting a kiss on his cheek. Blushing and giggling they left the room, not noticing a shadow at the window.

Days had passed in a flurry of movement and weird escapades. Kagome loved the time she and Sesshoumaru sat down and worked on her schoolwork. More often than not he was at his computer, working on another book, and Kagome was sitting at another small desk working on school work, chewing on her pencil. She had to ask his help often, but in the end he explained things and she was able to grasp them easily. Soon she was actually caught up.

The little kitsune children had found their way to her home and were less cautious about using demonic powers to go see their 'grandmother'. Kagome's own mother had almost had a heart attack when she heard that, not to mention Kagome's grandfather. Souta had only thought it cool that his 'nephew' was older than he was(by about five hundred years, give or take a few decades).

Family dinners were evil, but Lin loved it because she was able to cook at Kagome's and talk to another woman as she did so. Kagome had never thought about how lonely Lin must be in a house with two men and two children. It sounded weird, but when Kagome looked at it, she understood.

Sango and Miroku often tried to 'play' with Souta, which usually included using their powers to either confuse him or annoy him, or both. Kagome watched their antics and smiled.

Sesshoumaru still said he was courting her to her grandfather. The old man(her grandfather, not Sesshoumaru!) had warmed up to the demon a little bit. He was still standoffish, but not totally shut down. In fact her grandfather had recently offered Sesshoumaru a fake shikon jewel. Kagome had giggled as Sesshoumaru's lips had quircked in a quick smile as he listened to the tale her grandfather told.

They had also celebrated the festival together, which had been wonderful andamazing. Cherry blossom petals had rained down on th crowds in the streets, and Sesshoumaru had donned an outfit very similar to the one he had worn in the past,minus the armor and his…Big fluffy thing. Kagome made note to ask herself what that was.

Then the night before her journey to the fuedal era came...So close to when she'd have to leave behind a Sesshoumaru who she loved and who loved her back for a Sesshoumaru who couldn't care less if she died.

"Don't be so discouraged love, it'll just take time," Sesshoumaru told her as they slept on the fold out bed again. It had become ritual. After dinner every night, Lin and Shippou would take the children home and Sesshoumaru would help Kagome make the fold out bed. Her mother and Souta never questioned this, though grandfather had been…Less than pleased.

"I know. It's just that, you're so mean in the past. When did you finally stop and notice that you liked me?" Kagome asked.

"Promise you won't take advantage of the answer?" He asked. Kagome looked at him oddly, but nodded.

"The first time you kissed me," He answered honestly.

"What!"

"Yes, I know. But, a lot of things happened in those few days. But yes, it was when we first kissed that I began to take notice of you in a less…Detached manner," He told her, nuzzling her hair.

"I see. I'm going to miss you," Kagome murmured as she snuggled deeper into his embrace.

"I'll be right here, and don't forget, I'll be next to you a majority of the time in the past," He joked.

"You know what I mean," Her voice, muffled because of her position, answered him.

"Kagome?"

"Yeah?"

"I'm sorry," He whispered.

"For what?" She asked, curious as to what he thought he did wrong.

She never got an answer.

The next morning dawned bright and early and Kagome awoke grumbling. Sesshoumaru was still holding her loosely, but she could tell he was awake.

"Morning koi," He whispered in her ear. Kagome groaned and tried to snuggle deeper into his embrace.

"I don't wanna go," She whined. She felt Sesshoumaru's sigh deep in his chest. Not wanting to think about having to leave, she got up and kissed him on the cheek, then walked upstairs to shower. As she did, she didn't notice the trampling downstairs which would have signaled the arrival of her two 'grandchildren'.

Fifteen minutes later she walked down the stairs, only to be tripped by two cute little kits acting almost like…Cats? They clung to her ankles and smiled up at her with big watery eyes.

"Grandmamma, we know you're leaving, but you're going to come back, right?" Miroku asked. Kagome reached down and picked them both up.

"Yes, I'm going to come back. But I have to go keep some friends some company in the past, one of which is your daddy, only back then, he's a little boy," Kagome told them in a stage whisper. Sango giggled and demanded a story.

"Maybe later you two," Shippou said sternly as he stood at the foot of the stairs. Sango and Miroku pouted as Kagome giggled and walked down the rest of the stairs. Both kits hopped down and ran into the kitchen, presumably to beg for treats from their 'great grandmamma' and Lin.

"How you holding up?" Shippou asked, concern evident in his emerald eyes.

"Honestly, I don't know. I don't want to go face the past Sesshoumaru. He seems so unfeeling. I still want to know what changed him so much," Kagome told him. Shippou shook his head.

"Just continue to be you. Now, I smell some eggs cooking, and Sesshoumaru has been waiting at the table enduring grandpa," Shippou said. Kagome giggled as she walked towards the dining room, envisioning Sesshoumaru with the proverbial 'I want to die, please' look on his face.

When she got there however, she found he was speaking and her grandfather listening attentively. Not remarking on the odd switch, she sat down next to Sesshoumaru and watched the two men interact. Sesshoumaru was speaking of the four Demon Lords of Japan.

In the middle of the story, the eggs were served(once again over easy) and everyone ate and talked in a rambling manner. No one spoke of Kagome's imminent departure.

Too soon though, breakfast was over and Kagome felt like running towards Sesshoumaru's home. She knew that soon she would have to face her friends and Inu Yasha. She would have to face the Sesshoumaru of the past knowing she had slept in the arms of his future self.

How would she bear it?

"Kagome, it's time to go," Mrs. Higurashi said. Kagome nodded and stood, then walked to the door and slipped her shoes on. Sesshoumaru alone followed her, grabbing her bag by the doorway.

Silence reigned as they made the short walk to the wellhouse.

"I love you," He told her as he held her close to him. Kagome held back tears and sniffled slightly.

"I love you too Sesshoumaru," She whispered. With that, he released her and watched her sit on the lip of the well. Kagome took in his features, trying to remember everything, knowing although he hadn't changed physically over the years, his emotions made all the difference.

She blew a kiss goodbye and jumped down the well, anticipating a scornful look for being a day late.

Thanks to my reviewers: You guys rock, you really do,I mean, the reviews went over a hundred. I checked my mail and saw the reviews, and then went to the page and saw over a hundred, and I went to my friends and took people out for ice cream. No joke. I know its sad, but it makes me happy. I live and write for you guys.

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