Chapter4

As Sesshomaru closed the door and walked toward the window and saw Rin outside picking flowers. Kagome just eyed him from head to toe. She looked at the spot where there was suppose to be an arm but Inuyasha cut it off. She then looked away from him and sighed. Sesshomaru growled at her and she knew he noticed her looking at him.

"Why were you looking at me wench?" Sesshomaru asked.
"I was remembering the fact of why you did not have your left arm anymore. Forgive me for doing such a rude thing Milord." She muttered her last sentence.
"Heh, I feel like a handicapped person with one arm." He chuckled and placed a small smirk aside his face.
"I… I can make that feeling go away… if you want." Kagome said in a light voice.
"Why would you after I had tried to kill you in the past wench?" He asked coldly.
"Things that I do on my own will, doesn't always mean I need a reason does it?" She asked.
"In this case you do." He teased in his own way but removed the smirk off his face and looked at her seriously.

"I don't think of you as a threat as I did before, and I seem to be on the good side of you from what I can tell." She looked at him with a smile and then glanced away.
"What would I have to do?" He looked away from her and accepted her offer, in a way.
"Remove the top part of your yakata; it would include removing your amour though." She explained.
"Why would I need to do such thing?" He asked.
"To get a proper measurement of your arm and such." She replied.

He growled but shrugged it off and removed his armor and removed the upper part of his yakata and showed his flesh. Kagome looked at the side with and without an arm twice and placed her hand (the non bloodied one) gently on Sesshomaru's armless shoulder and closed her eyes to concentrate. A moment later Sesshomaru began to glow and moments later he had his left arm back. He moved it several times to see it was a fake or not and it turned out that it was real.

She smiled happily knowing that he liked having his arm back.

"Thank you… Kagome." He said slowly for no reason at all.
"Your welcome." She smiled.
"I suppose I should take a look at your arm." He said mildly.
"Oh, these scratches? Their nothing." She gave a fake smile to assure him.
"Nice try, but you know that you are still bleeding and getting your clothes bloody. Besides I doubt you can even use your powers now, you gathered it all up to give me my new arm." He replied.
"I know, but you don't have to." She replied back.

He noticed that she was a little stubborn and enjoyed it. She forced him to take off his shirt when he didn't want to; he thought he would make her do the same. He grabbed her chin and made her look at him.

"Like you said, I do not need to explain why I want to." Sesshomaru mocked.
"Very funny." She said sarcastically.
"I thought so. Remove your upper kimono so I can treat your arm then." He said as he went to a closet type room and grabbed a wet cloth and a type of bandage to wrap around it.
"That's not an excuse for me to remove my kimono!" Kagome blushed a little.
"Would you want more blood on your clothing then?" He said coldly, to him it was still amusing.
"Fine then, you win." She removed her top kimono piece, unpleased about him seeing her like that.

Sesshomaru just chuckled for a moment and then started to clean her wound that reached to her shoulder. Kagome thought he would use rough hands but was wrong; he used gentle hands and was careful about his claws so that they wouldn't make her bleed more. He didn't seem to be all bad; he just doesn't like to show his feelings a lot, like Inuyasha.

When she thought the word 'Inuyasha' she stiffened and Sesshomaru felt it but didn't ask why and began to wrap her arm in the bandages. After 3 minutes he was done.

"Thank you Milord." She said.
"You do not need to say 'Milord' for you are unfortunately as high as I am with Lords and Ladies." He explained.
"I am in your territory though, even if so, then why do I have to call you Lord Sesshomaru when you just call me wench and you used my name only once." She replied.
"Your point?" He raised an eyebrow and eyed her down when she didn't look.
"Never mind, do you have anything suitable I can wear here?" She asked nicely.
"Their in the room I went in for the cloth to clean your arm." He said as he laid back in Kagome's bed when she went in the other room.

'Her scent is intoxicating, how can people stand such scent?'
'Down boy, don't fall in love with her scent, it's the body you got to love.'
'What are you getting at?'
'You're starting to like her again, aren't you.'
'Don't be foolish why would I love…'
'A beautiful demon that does not fear you? She's even a dog demon! Plus I said like and you said love!'
'That's not what I was going to say.'
'You know I'm right, besides, you know she cares about you.'
'What makes you so confident about that?'
'Because if she didn't, then why would she give you an arm?'
'Don't you have someone else to bother?'
'No stupid. I'm YOUR conscious. Kagome's looking out the window now, by the way, I think she still likes to call you Sesshy, let her, it sounds cute!'

Sesshomaru growled but he didn't mean to make it loud enough for Kagome to hear it.

"Something wrong Sesshomaru?" She asked and not turned her head; looking as the sun beginning to set.
"No." He said coldly and growled.
"It's beautiful isn't it?" She asked.
"What?" He questioned yet again coldly.
"The sunset, back in the future, I would go outside to watch it, yet right here I can see it even better." She explained as she turned to look at him with a smile. Her face shined from the sunsets rays of light.
"You may go on the porch that is on the other side of the window doors." He explained.
"Hmm…" She barely said and opened the door to the porch.

Kagome looked toward the sun and then heard a knock on the door followed by someone coming in. It was Rin and she looked tired. She walked toward Kagome and rubbed one eye sleepily. Sesshomaru sat up and watched them.

"Mommy, I'm sleepy." Rin said as she rubbed her other eye.
"Want to go to bed now I see, okay." She said to Rin patting her head.

Kagome picked up the child and went to the room that had her scent the most. When she opened the door she knew it was her room from how it looked instantly. Rin was placed in her bed and tucked in. She wanted to hear a lullaby. Kagome couldn't think of any in particular but she hummed a few tunes and Rin fell asleep soon after.

Kagome walked back into her room still seeing Sesshomaru still there. He just looked at her with a not so much of a mean stare, but almost gentle eyes. Kagome on the other hand still wasn't over the pain Inuyasha gave her and that cruel look he gave her and so she turned her head away from Sesshomaru.

"I suppose you wish to ask questions from me?" She said softly almost like she was afraid.
"Why are you so afraid to look me in the eye?" Sesshomaru asked.
Her eyes shot opened for a moment. "They remind… of … half breed." She whispered and he growled.
"Come here." He said sternly.

Kagome walked toward the bed and just sat on the side as Sesshomaru still laid in her bed. He rose up and gently turned her face to see him with his hands force her to.

"Do my eyes honestly look like that Halfling brother of mine?" He asked coldly.
"In ways yes, but your eyes are more of your fathers than your brother. Your eyes don't show emotion much like Inuyasha. When I look at yours; it reminds me of him." She let one tear fall and held the rest back.

The tear that came from Kagome landed on his hand. He removed his hand and examined the tear. He brought it closely to his face and licked it off his hand. He then looked at Kagome who still looked sad. He was bringing his face closer to her slowly. His face was only centimeters away from her face then…

"Mommy…" Rin said at the door. "What are you and Lord Sesshomaru doing?" She asked.
"Rin." She said surprised. "What are you doing up so late?" She questioned.
"I woke up from a bad dream." She replied.

Kagome nodded and walked her to her room and sang her to sleep. Ten minutes later Kagome went into her room and it looked like Sesshomaru removed his armor and was sleeping but he wasn't and Kagome knew that.

"I guess if you're going to sleep in here I'll sleep with Rin." She said as she began to turn around.
"Why don't you save the trouble and just sleep here?" He asked.
"It would be inappropriate for such a great lord, would it not?" Kagome questioned.
"Only to ones to think wrong is your lecher monk friend." He replied as his eyes closed as if he could be asleep already.
"Miroku means well, even if he asks me or any other women to bear his child." She replied accidentally. Sesshomaru's eyes open widely in shock.
"That man is disgusting." He said.

Kagome chuckled lightly and closed the door and just sat on the side of the bed quietly as Sesshomaru rested his eyes still not asleep yet.

"Why aren't you laying down, I know your tired." He stated, peeking his eyes a little.
"It just feels weird, to be in the same room having a conversation, with one who hates most humans, but anyways I can tell you must want to sleep, so go ahead." She turned to him and smiled.
"I do not need to sleep, I just so happen to like this bed." He stated.
"I see." She giggled and then laid on the bed with her face toward the window and away from Sesshomaru.

"What did you mean; most humans?" Sesshomaru asked.

"Hmm? Oh, well you like Rin and I know that for a fact." She started to giggle a little more.
"What's so funny?" He questioned.
"Nothing, just happy I guess." She said get a little comfortable in the bed.
"What is there to be happy about?" He asked yet again.
"I was wrong… to think… that you… had become… heartless." She said in a sleepy tone.

Sesshomaru gasped a little and had his eyes widened. Never in his life, has someone told him; the ice hearted lord, told him that he wasn't heartless. He smiled inwardly.

"Good night Sesshy." She said softly.
"Night." He said back in a somewhat soft voice. He just wasn't expecting her to say good night let alone say 'Sesshy'.

As the night came by Sesshomaru tried to stay awake but the scent of Kagome was making him feel relaxed that he couldn't help but go and drift off to sleep. During the night they were in weird positions.

"I want Kagome!" A little kit cried.
"Shippo, it's late, just go to sleep. We will go see here in two or three days." Sango said softly.
"But I want to go now!" Shippo complained.
"Shut up your damn brat. You'll see that wench when you see her!" Inuyasha shouted above them with Kikyou sleeping in his lap and against his chest.
"You're the one who made her run off to her destiny." Miroku explained.
"Shut up! We don't need her!" Inuyasha shouted again.
"Right, right… because we have a dead woman to help us look for shards." He sarcastically said.
"You want to have a fight or something!" He kept shouting on.
"You want to get sucked into my hand… no? THEN YOU SHUT UP!" Miroku got annoyed.

Inuyasha just growled and started to go to sleep.

"I must get to Lady Kagome to let her know that Shippo and the others will be coming in two days or so to her castle in the east." Myouga said out loud to himself.

"It'll take me probably a day to get back to his castle. I think I'll just take a small break till the sun rises and start my journey to Lady Kagome in the morning… Besides… a flea has to sleep too!" He murmured to himself.

The sun now started to rise on the Crew …

"Sango, Miroku, can we go now! Huh, can we!" Shippo cried.
"Wait a few hours Shippo." Miroku yawned at went back to sleep.
"Hmph, stupid humans." He mumbled.

Thonk!

"Ow!" He shouted.
"Shut up you stupid fox." Inuyasha yelled.
"I was before you hit me!" He shouted louder.
"Liar." He said lowly.
"Half-breed!" He shouted.
"WHAT?" He left Kikyou in the tree sleeping (heavy sleeper) and came out of the tree.
"You heard me bastard, you're weaker without Kagome, and she knew Tetsusaiga better than you!" He informed.
"YOU LITTLE BRAT!" He shouted louder.
"ADMIT IT!" "NO!" "YES!" "STUPID FOX KIT!" "STUPID HALF BREED!" "SHUT UP!" Inuyasha punched Shippo in the face and made him fall back.

Shippo got up weakly holding the place on his cheek where he was punched at looked at Inuyasha in the eye.

"I was right about you in the very begin. You are a worthless half breed… At least Kagome figured that out. To bad for her… that she noticed it when it was too late." He said in a low voice so Inuyasha would have to strain his ears.
"What the hell are you talking about brat!" He shouted.
"Kagome loved you! But you betrayed her in more than one way! It must have hurt her so bad that she was helped by Sesshomaru!" He yelled with falling tears.
"Nh…" He didn't know what to say.
"I hate you Inuyasha! I'm going to Kagome now because you suck!" Shippo cried out and ran away to where he thought Kagome would be… Sesshomaru's castle.

Kagome woke up slowly as the sun hit her sleepy eyes. But when she got to be more awake she noticed in the position that she was in.

'Why are Sesshomaru's arms wrapped around me?' She thought for a minute. 'He feels so warm right now that it's so comfortable; he makes me feel more comfortable then Inuyasha did.' That name made her tense little and Sesshomaru nudge into hers softly and gripped her a little tighter. He brushed his lips to her ear.

"Is something wrong?" He sounded a little worried/ concerned but not that much.
"No, I was just thinking." She softly said.
"Does this prove that I wouldn't dare try to hurt you like the Halfling did to you?" He said as he nipped the edge of her ear.
"Uh-huh" She nodded slowly so his nipping wouldn't hurt. "Why didn't you yell at me last night?" She asked.
"For what?" He pondered and stopped the nipping.
"When I called you… Sesshy." She continued the question and sat up.
"I figured that you may call me that in private and not when others are around." He mumbled.
"I see…" Her ear twitched. "There's Jaken." She rolled her eyes and got up from the bed and went outside to the porch.

Sesshomaru sighed for the moment. "What Jaken." He asked back in his cold voice.
"Milord, can you get that wench to take Rin on a walk! Rin won't even leave me alone!" Jaken complained.
"Stupid toad." He mumbled under his breath.

And Kagome giggled. She caught Sesshomaru's attention and raised his eyebrow to her. He watched her take charge for that moment.

"Rin, leave Jaken alone and go take a bath." She yelled out to her.
"Yes mommy!" She replied on the other side of the door and went to take a bath.
"Jaken prepare a kimono for Rin to walk in for when she gets out." She demanded.
"Yes ma'am." He said and followed Rin in a way.

Sesshomaru was amazed on how they listened to her immediately. He understood why Rin did, but Jaken? He had slight confusion showed on his face. Kagome looked at him and even noticed it.

"If you don't understand why Jaken listened to me is because he knows that I will keep Rin company and she wouldn't bug him if I did." She said easily.
He looked toward the door; away from looking at Kagome. "I know." He said coldly; trying to hide the fact that he didn't know.

Kagome looked at him as she raised an eyebrow and gave a cocky smirk. "Are you sure that you knew?" She asked slowly.
"Yes." He said as he eyed her as she did back.
"Then why are you so nervous? Surely the great Lord Sesshomaru can't get nervous just because I asked him a simple question that he's not telling the truth about." She smiled sweetly but in an evil way to him.
"Fine." He said.
"Oh yeah I forgot." She spoke.

She got on the bed behind him and wrapped her arms around his neck like she was going to strangle him in a neck hug. He stiffened up a little but was relaxed when she brought her head near his. She then nipped his ear like he did to her. (It's a dog demon way of saying hi to the opposite gender, but of coarse you could just say hi though.)

"Good morning." She whispered in his ear.
"Heh, never nip my ear or I'll nip back harder." He said in a threatening voice but was playing.
"Oh my, I'm so afraid." She said sarcastically.
"Better be." He remarked.

He immediately turned around quickly to face her. Since she was leaning on him, when he moved she fell into his chest. They were both surprised at the situation they were in. Kagome got off of him and the fell on her back in the bed. He chuckled and leaned forward to place his hand on her arms and pin her to the bed. As he did so he began to lean on Kagome's body but only to get near her face. He then bit her neck softly and growled softly while Kagome felt the vibrations of his growl.

When he removed his teeth for her skin and sat up. "Next time it will hurt." He said.

Kagome growled a little because he just tried to claim her. She then pounced him on the bed and placed her hands on his shoulder and her face near his. She looked serious, he didn't care.

"Next time don't try to claim me unless I say you can." She told him.
"You just did; besides, it's my castle, and my lands. I think I can do what I want." He smirked.
"Well… I'm not yours." She said trying not to blush.
"Not yet." He added.

"You're like your father Sesshy." She said as she got off him.
"What?" He sounded like he was getting angry but he was just surprised. "How do you know him?" He asked.

Kagome got off the bed and into the closet to see if there was any short kimono's. He asked her again and when she was at the door she said… "I'll never tell." She stuck her tongue out and ran out of the door.

'She's annoying at some point.'
'You know you want to chase her lover boy.'
'Shut up.'
'What did I do?'
'You came into my life.'
'I AM YOU!'
'More reason why I hate you.'
'Why did you try to claim her?'
'What, I'm a dog demon you know, her glands smelt acceptable.'
'… you are a dirty dog, but I agree.'
'Good, now shut up.'
'Do you admit you like her?'
'I think I proved that when I bit her neck.'
'So what are you going to do now?'
'Go get her and make her tell me how she knows my father.'
'Oh… okay.'

Sesshomaru jumped from the porch and transformed into a dog and landed in front of Kagome. She just grinned and ran away and transformed also. After 5 minutes she thought she lost him and so she stretched and yawned. All of a sudden, Sesshomaru came out of nowhere and pounced on her. Kagome tried to get away but it was use. He walked over her and growled lightly in her ear. She didn't want to give in that easy and so she shifted her body and she accidentally kissed him the dog way. Sesshomaru stood stiff because he never was really kissed before in any real way that he remembered.

Kagome got away quickly while he was still wasn't moving and still wanting to play hard to get, Sesshomaru knew she was doing and was ready to jump at her but heard something in the bushes. He pounded one foot on the ground so it would shake a little and a tiny kit fell out. Sesshomaru narrowed his demon eyes and barked dangerously.

Shippo was scared and yet he smelt Kagome's demon scent nearby and took that opportunity and shouted. "MOMMY!" Shippo yelled loudly. Sesshomaru didn't know who the kits so called mommy was.

Kagome ears twitched and noticed it was Shippo's voice. She jumped into the sky and landed right above Shippo glaring at Sesshomaru to make him back up a little. He just snorted and looked away.

Sesshomaru and Kagome transformed back and Shippo hugged her tightly. Kagome was shocked because he hugged her so tightly and she hugged him. Sesshomaru just pretend that that he wasn't paying attention.

"Kagome I missed you so much!" Shippo cried into her kimono.
"What are you doing here? And where are the others?" She asked worriedly.
"I left them because Inuyasha hit me in the face." He sobbed more.
"I'm so sorry; I left you with him Shippo." She said softly and she started to glow red with anger at Inuyasha. Sesshomaru noticed this, he needed to do something before losing her temper like against Kouga.

"Kit." Sesshomaru said coldly.
"Y-Yes?" Shippo said as him and Kagome stopped hugging.
"Are you okay now." He asked coldly.
"Yes, because I have my mommy here now." He said as he wiped his tears away. Kagome glowing red eyes began to die out and now looked normal; Sesshomaru sighed inwardly for relief.

"Let's return to the castle." Sesshomaru said as he walked toward the castle.

Kagome nodded and followed right behind him and didn't really speak neither did Shippo, well… for the minute at least.

"Why are you still with Sesshomaru?" He finally asked her. Kagome stopped in her tracks and Sesshomaru heard her stop so he did the same.
"Well… um…" She was about to say something but some one cut in.
"She has to go take Rin on a walk when she returns." Sesshomaru said then continued waking and Shippo yawned.
"Shippo, did you sleep a lot?" Kagome asked and he shook his head no.
"Not really, um… do you have any chocolate?" Shippo asked.
"I do, you can have some after you get some sleep." She whispered to him.

'Hmm… what's this… chocolate the runt speaks of? I shall investigate later.' He thought to himself as they arrived at the castle.