Miroku and Sango sat together in the water wondering how long I would take for the girl to be satisfied and let them out. Sango kept a close watch on Miroku to make sure his hands didn't linger, but she soon felt herself become jealous the moment a woman came up to him and squeezed his butt. Miroku of course didn't mind and immediately began flirting with the female grasping his behind. Sango could no long take anymore of it and slapped the girl.
She then turned to Miroku. "What do you think you're doing?" She yelled. "We shouldn't even be in here! We have a job to do! Don't tell me you've already forgotten about Kagome! Flirting with some girl when our friend might be in danger. I swear you'd forget about those important to you if something on two legs offered to give you some."
Miroku stared at her wide-eyed for a few minutes before trying to defend himself. "Well, excuse me. I didn't know it bothered you so much. And for your information I was trying to get her to tell me where Sesshoumaru was. And if you hadn't sent her flying into the water we might have been further in our quest."
Sango glared at Miroku and just turned away from him. She refused to let him talk his way out of this one. Grabbing him by the ear she forced him out of the water into the changing rooms. Come on she hollered. We have to go get Kagome."
Miroku was baffled, but did as Sango had said. He threw his clothes on and followed her out. Just as they were leaving the woman who had disrobed them appeared. Where are you going in such a hurry. Is there anything I can do to make your stay more comfortable?"
Sango was going to say no and let that be the end of it, but instead she decided other wise. "Yes, could you tell me where Sesshoumaru is right now. I would like a word with him."
The girl smiled and said. "Well, actually he's busy right now, but I'm sure he'll be done soon. We are expecting him and his new mate at dinner if you wouldn't mind waiting tell then to speak with him."
Sango shook her head. "No, believe me. Whatever he's doing he'll put on hold to speak with me. It's rather urgent. It's about his brother." She lied.
The girl nodded. Sesshoumaru did like to stay posted on the whereabouts of his brother… "Well if you say so… He's just beyond the Library. Follow this hallway straight down until the second left turn. Once you get into that hall it's the on your left."
Sango smiled in gratitude. "Thank you." Then she turned to Miroku. "Well, come on then."
Miroku nodded and followed Sango. They didn't have far to go to reach Kagome. And once they did they would have to go get the others. Inuyasha and Kouga had a score to settle.
Kouga had been searching the library high and low and still had not found the entrance to the room Kagome's voice was coming from. Finally he got so angry and frustrated that he began flinging books of of the shelves as if that would reveal to him a hidden door.
When he came up empty handed he looked around at his mess. Though he hadn't fond a way into the room he had made a large mess for Sesshoumaru to clean up. Leaving the disaster area he had created he began to walk back up the hallway. As he neared the next hall he heard voices. At first he didn't know who it was, but then it all came clear to him when he stepped out to meet them.
Miroku and Sango stopped when the wolf stepped in front of them. "Did you find anything Kouga." They asked.
He shook his head." No just a Library down that way… O' wait the hall forks down there. Inuyasha might have found something. We could go check. Or did you guys find something already?"
Miroku and Sango exchanged glances. "Well, I think it would be better if Inuyasha were with us in our discovery." Sango said. "Lead the way."
Kouga nodded and led Miroku and Sango down the hallway to the fork, but instead of going on he stopped. "What's wrong?" Miroku asked. You didn't forget which way you went did you?"
Kouga shook his head. "No, I was just wondering what you guys already knew."
"That doesn't matter. Right now lets get Inuyasha." Miroku pressed.
Sango nodded in agreement and pushed Kouga forward in an attempt to get him to continue on. For a few seconds he still stood his ground with his back to them, but finally went down the hall Inuyasha had taken.
They were surprised to find a dead end. " Well, now what?" Sango asked.
Kouga began to sniff at the air. "It only looks like a dead end he informed. There's voices coming from over there and I can smell food. He began to run his hands over the wall and felt one of the panels slid over. "See I told you."
The three of them walked in to find mountains of freshly made food and a fattening Inuyasha stuffing his face as some of the servants began giving him plates of food. Sango stalked over to him and yanked on one of his fuzzy ears. "What are you doing you pig?" She yelled. "Have you lost your mind? Kagome is still being held by…" She cut herself short when she saw all eyes on her. She smiled sheepishly at the growing crowd and then pulling Inuyasha up by the ear and drug him out of the room.
Inuyasha pulled away from here. Alright I'm goin', But where are Kouga and Miroku?" He asked.
Sango looked around and then her face grew red when she realized where they probably were. "Stay here! I'll get them. "She informed." Opening the panel she hollered in. "Miroku, Kouga, don't make me come in there after you. We have a job to do and if you stay in there, stuffing your faces, I'm going to slice you up and feed you to the unknowing guests here!"
Shortly after two men appeared heads hung with pitiful looks on their faces. "Lets go." She instructed leading all of them out of the hallway.
Shippou was to busy playing with Rin to remember why he was even there in the first place. He had finally agreed to be her boyfriend after minutes of arguing that they were too young. Now the two were playing hide and seek without a care in the world in the maze outside of Sesshoumaru's mansion.
Shippou was it and he finally found Rin hiding behind one of the bushes. Grabbing Shippou's hand she pulled him with her and out of the maze. "We need to go find Sessy. I want to tell him all about you."
Shippou followed her willingly finally remembering what her was doing there. Kagome was like a mother to him and as much as he liked Rin he didn't want Kagome ending up with Sesshoumaru because it would make things almost impossible for him to see her and he didn't want that. Not that Sango and Miroku didn't play a part in his life as parents too, but Kagome was always nice to him and he wanted to stay by her side as her pup.
Sesshoumaru stopped this time. "Are you sure you're ready for this?" He asked. "You seemed uncertain a few minutes ago and it's not my place to take you just because I'm a good distraction."
Kagome looked at him for a few minutes. She didn't know why, but she felt drawn to him. She nodded, but quickly said." I'm ready, but I want to know all there is to know about Inuyasha and Kikyo. "
Sesshoumaru nodded. He'd tell Kagome whatever she asked him too, even if it hurt his brother. "Inuyasha before now would send you away so he didn't have to tell you the events of this night and get you too caught up in his world, but I think this time he wanted to be with you. Only, he couldn't hold back his feelings that still burned for Kikyo.
"Tonight, like many others before, he went to Kikyo's side to be with her. He was so used to always being with her. When she was alive that's all he wanted, and when you came along he thought he could bounce between the two of you. What he didn't account for were the feelings that other demons may have.
"Demons like me and Kouga for instance. We wanted you, but until now the only chances we've had to claim you he's sent you away. To protect you from himself in his weakened state. He was afraid he wouldn't be able to control himself around you because you are still pure. Untainted by a man and he knew that he could suppress his urges with Kikyo and still have the power to claim you his own.
"I didn't want to let him use you like that and I have wanted you for some time now that I knew this was the only chance I'd get to claim you my own. I know now that I am willing to let you go if that is what you so wish, but if you do refuse me don't go back to my brother knowing that every so often even after he has you he will also have Kikyo."
Kagome was dumbfounded. She had no idea how Sesshoumaru felt. She had the feeling that Inuyasha might be seeing Kikyo still, but she never thought that it was true. Sesshoumaru had opened up to her and she wasn't about to give up her chance to have someone like him. "I have no intention of refusing you Sesshoumaru. Somewhere inside I knew that Inuyasha was cheating me, but I guess I just couldn't bring myself to believe it.
"Now that I know though, I'm not going to give him the satisfaction of having two women to balance his sexual feelings between. I want a man who can be satisfied with me and not have to go with another women to suppress the torch still a flame inside of him.
"I want to be with you and only you. I don't need Inuyasha. Or Kouga, but I still want my friends. I don't know what I'm going to tell Sango, Miroku and Shippou. They're like family to me…" Kagome stopped. She had almost forgotten about everyone back home. Now was the time to fill Sesshoumaru in on everything.
"Umm, speaking of my family. I need to see them every now and then. And I can't forget about my schoolwork and my friends there. Every so often I'd like to make a trip to go and see them."
Sesshoumaru gave her a confused look before asking, "What is school?"
Kagome looked at him a minute before remembering he would know nothing about it. "Well, it were I go to get an education and learn about things like the feudal era and the language I speak."
Sesshoumaru nodded. "I have no problem with letting you go to see you family and attend this school, but I do have a problem with letting you leave me behind. Is there a way I could go with you?" He asked.
Kagome thought about this for a minute. "Umm… I think that maybe you could if you held on to a few jewel shards. Otherwise I don't think so. I've never tried to bring anyone back with me before. I'm sure we can figure something out."
Sesshoumaru smiled and pulled her into him kissing her gently on the forehead. "Are you hungry?" He asked pulling her away a little so he could look at her.
Kagome nodded slightly and got up with Sesshoumaru as he made his way to the closet. "Well," He said looking back at her. "What would you like to wear?"
She smiled. "Clothes preferably." He smiled back at her and she replied seriously. "Well, what do you have?"
Sesshoumaru grabbed a crimson silk dragon kamono with a black obi. Kagome squealed in delight. It was beautiful. Sesshoumaru smiled to see that she had liked his choice. He walked over to her and helped her put it on. Stepping back, he looked at her lovingly before placing a kiss on her lips. "Well let's eat." He announced grabbing her hand and pulling her to the door.
Before they got to far Rin ran up to him calling his name and Shippou ran calling Kagome's. The two younger ones jumped into the arms of their chosen parents. Sesshoumaru looked at Kagome and teased. "So when did you have this one? And to think I thought you were innocent."
Kagome smiled back. "I could say the same thing. Is there a mistress of yours you haven't told me about?"
Rin stopped them from going any further by announcing that Shippou was her new boyfriend. Kagome and Sesshoumaru exchanged looks before looking between the two youngsters. Shaking their heads in amusement the two carried the children with them to dinner.
Inuyasha and the rest of them rushed when they heard the childish squeals of Sesshoumaru and Kagome's name, but when they turned the corner no one was there, but the four of them.