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Chapter 17: Promise me?

"So he wants me to teach Rin about... womanhood?" Kagome chocked out after Inuyasha finished explaining everything to her.

"Yeah." Inuyasha replied.

"But isn't there someone else who can... I mean wouldn't he rather have a demoness do it or something?"

"Will you do it or not, because we can leave right now?" Inuyasha asked having the least bit of interest at staying at Sesshomaru's.

"I'll do it." Kagome said sighing.

"What? Why? We can just leave..."

"No, I feel kind of sorry for Rin. I mean she's so young and she doesn't really no much about life. I doubt Sesshomaru know anything about human woman." Kagome said.

"Whatever." Inuyasha huffed and stood up. He should have known Kagome would help. She always helps. Inuyasha grabbed Kagome's hand and helped her to her feet.

"Well?" Sesshomaru walked out of a door looking at Kagome. "Will you teach the girl than?"

"Yeah, I'll do it." Kagome said.

"Good, follow me so I can show the two of you your room and than I'll get Rin." Sesshomaru turned and started walking off.

"'The two of you?'" Kagome echoed. She than just walked forward with Inuyasha at her side.

Soon they came to a stop at a large door, very large. Kagome looked it up and down in surprise.

"You two will be staying here for as long as it takes for Rin to learn." Sesshomaru informed.

"What! You said for the night!" Inuyasha bit out.

"I've changed my mind. Get yourself acquainted and I'll have a servant show you what you need to know." Sesshomaru left with that.

"This is your fault Kagome."

"My fault?"

"You always have to help people don't you?"

"What do you expect me to do than?" Kagome tried to push the door, but found it more difficult than expected. She had to push pretty hard. Inuyasha moved her aside and easily opened it. "I could have done it myself you know." Kagome walked right past him and into the room. She put her back pack down and was glad to see there were two beds. That made things a lot less awkward.

"Meow." Kagome looked down at the now smaller Kirara.

"Oh, Kirara... you can go back to Sango and Miroku now if you like. I don't think you'll want to stay here." Kagome pet the demon feline. With one more meow Kirara took her leave. Kagome heard the door shut and knew Inuyasha was now in the room. She looked over at him. "Well?"

"Well what?"

"Which bed do you want?"

"Feh, Like I care."

"Okay fine, I'll take this one." Kagome went over to the bed to the right of the room and threw her bag on it.

Soon there was a knock on the door and Jaken entered.

"My lord has told me your circumstances for being here." Jaken said. "I shall show you around." Jaken was a little annoyed. He not only hated Inuyasha, he hated humans and Kagome fell into the category. Jaken came into the room and looked at Inuyasha and Kagome. "This is where you will be sleeping. Now come." Jaken showed them out of the room and down the hallway. He opened a door. Behind the door was a screen. Jaken opened the screen next and there was in in door hot spring. "This is where you will bathe."

Jaken showed them the kitchen. Some other rooms, like the sitting room, the dinning room. His bedroom, Sesshomaru's sleeping quarters, and Rin's bedroom. Of course they didn't enter anyone else's bedroom besides their own for privacy purposes.

Soon Inuyasha and Kagome where back in their room sitting on their own beds.

"So how long do you think it will take to teach Rin?" Kagome asked.

"Who knows, just make it quick." Inuyasha replied. Than there was another knock on the door.

"Hello." A small voice called. Kagome went to the door and pulled it open. Once it was opened two inches pulling it was easier.

"Hi, Rin." Kagome smiled at the little girl.

"Lord Sesshomaru wanted me to tell you goodnight and that you won't need to be up until the afternoon if you want extra sleep."

"Okay. Goodnight Rin." Kagome shut the door. "So I guess Sesshomaru doesn't want me to teach her tonight like I thought." She looked over at Inuyasha to see him staring at the ceiling. He looked deep in thought. Kagome walked over to him and sat next to him on the bed. Her head swarmed over his. "You alright?"

"Yeah sure."

"Well you look pretty deep in thought." Kagome commented with a smile. Inuyasha looked over at her. Her smile faded at the seriousness in his gaze. "Something wrong?"

"Feh, forget it." He looked back at the ceiling.

"Okay well I'm going to take a bath. I'll be out soon, k?" Kagome leaned down and went to kiss his cheek, but before her lips touched his cheek his head moved and their lips met.

The kiss surprised Kagome. She hadn't expected that, but she felt her breathing uneven and her heart fill with love. The kiss was short, but felt like eternity to the two. Kagome pulled away and looked at Inuyasha he turned his head back tot he ceiling.

"Hurry up." He said. There was a slight blush left from the kiss. Kagome nodded and got her stuff out of her back pack and left for the bathing room. No one was in the hall way. She was glad. She opened the bathroom and entered.

Meanwhile

Inuyasha sat staring at the ceiling. He thought about the kiss. It was no accident. He had done that purposely. Before he kissed Kagome he was thinking about their first kiss when Kagome had died and been brought back.

He could remember the feeling when he kissed her. It was relief she was alive, love for her, and complete happiness. He had never experienced such a great feeling and even a short kiss like the last one gave him that feeling. He would be lost in her kisses forever if he could.

He took off the red part of his haori top and placed it, along with Tetsusaiga on the side of the bed

Later that night

The room was dark and moonlight shun through the window. Inuyasha was in his bed and Kagome was in hers.

Kagome had had a nightmare and woke up panting. She looked around the dark room and was met by two amber eyes staring at her now tearing face. He of course woke up when she started panting, the light sleeper that he was.

Inuyasha realized she only had a nightmare, but why was she crying. Soon Kagome's cries weren't so much crying. She whimpered and got out of bed walking over to Inuyasha. Inuyasha sat up and moved his red haori and sword over so Kagome wouldn't trip.

"Kagome?" He questioned.

"Oh Inuyasha!" Kagome jumped into his arms crying into his white haori. He wrapped his arms around her and felt worried for her. "It was horrible... I saw my family.. I saw them die and than... than you... you d... Oh god Inuyasha please don't ever leave me!" Kagome continued to cry and Inuyasha got the picture. She had dreamt he too died.

"Kagome..." Inuyasha's heart ached for her. He hated seeing her sad this way. "I'm still here right?"

"Promise me you won't die on me." Kagome looked up from his haori at his face. She stared into his amber eyes with hope.

"Kagome.."

"Please..." Kagome pleaded. Inuyasha grasped her face with his hands and stared at her.

"There are a lot of battles and risk, especially for me. I can't promise..."

"No! Don't say that!" She punched his chest lightly. "Don't leave me here alone." Her voice quieted. "Please don't leave me here, you're all I have left, Inuyasha." She dug her face into his chest and whimpered softly. She felt Inuyasha pulled her tighter into his chest. He brought his lips to her ear to whisper.

"Kagome listen... I can't promise that I'll live forever, but I will promise to stay by your side as long as I live. I already told you... I never said I was going anywhere. Now shut up and go to sleep. He pulled her in a little closer and kissed the top of her forehead, before resting his head on hers.

"Inuyasha, what about her?" Kagome found herself asking him the question, which gave her doubts... made her curious.

"Her? You mean Kikyo?" He asked quietly. She nodded.

"Forget it, I should... have never mentioned it." She was about to leave to her own bed, but Inuyasha's grasp tightened around her once more. This signaled her to stay.

"Kagome, I don't... really know what to say..."

"I understand.."

"No, you don't. Kikyo... she is a part of my past now. I only want to bring her peace in death. I won't follow her. Not when you need me." Inuyasha finished. Kagome's heart swelled with hidden joy.

"Thank you, Inuyasha." She dig her head deeper into his haori, took in his comforting smell and aura, and fell into a deep slumber once more.

"Inuyasha held her, now sleeping form, in though. Kikyo was after all a part of his past. Kagome needed him more than her. Inuyasha needed Kagome. He, as we all know, would give everything for her, Kagome. 'My Kagome' He thought looking down upon her sleeping form.

The next morning

Jaken opened the door to Inuyasha and Kagome's room. He saw the two sleeping forms. Inuyasha's ears twitched, signaling a part of him was aware of Jaken's presence.

Jaken came closer to the two and beside the bed holding his staff. He poked Kagome's forehead with it. Than he jumped back at the sound of Inuyasha's protective growl.

"If he's this protective now, I can only imagine how he'll be when he takes this girl for a mate." Sesshomaru spoke from the doorway.

"My lord, do you really think he will take a human as a mate?" Jaken asked. Sesshomaru turned.

"He will. Now wake them. Their breakfast is ready, I've changed my mind about letting them sleep through morning, until afternoon. Rin is waiting."

"Yes, My Lord." Sesshomaru left and Jaken came closer to the sleeping couple. This time he hit Inuyasha on the forehead. Big Mistake.

Within moments Jaken was being held up against the wall by the neck. Inuyasha was glaring at him holding him there.

"Don't ever touch me or Kagome again imp." Inuyasha dropped him and turned towards the bed. He saw Kagome's face still sleeping, the sun shinned on her and her body was wrapped comfortably in the blankets.

Inuyasha approached, hearing the door shut as Jaken scurried away.

He came to Kagome and ran his claws over her slightly opened lips. She squinted. He pulled his hand away and her eyes opened.

"Get up, wench. We have to get up."

"No." She pulled the blankets over her head covering her eyes from the sun. Inuyasha was a little surprised, because she usually just got up and ready.

"What do you mean 'no'?" He asked raising a brow in suspicion.

"... Tired..." She mumbled. Inuyasha crossed his arms.

"Tired, eh?" He pulled the blankets fully off her and she shivered a moment from the cold.

"Give me that." She moaned drowsily.

"I don't have time for this wench, get dressed." The next thing he knew Kagome had half of the blanket trying to pull it away from Inuyasha. Of course her strength was nothing compared to his and it was no problem for him to hold his position.

Kagome pulled, but still no use. If she wasn't so tired she would have used her senses and sat him, but all she wanted was some more sleep now.

She noticed Inuyasha's attention direct towards the door for a split second and pulled at her chance. Inuyasha's eyes went wide as he came flying forward into the bed along with the blanket. He had landed on top of Kagome and the blanket was twisted around them.

"Now look at what you did, woman." Inuyasha growled as he tried to untangle himself, but ended up in a bigger mess. he heard Kagome giggled and looked at her face below his. "What the hell is so funny?"

"If you were a little more patient and concentrated it wouldn't be so hard."

"Feh, If it's so easy you do it!" He argued. She smiled.

"I would, but your on top."

"Making excuses now, wench." He bit out trying to roll out again. He heard another laugh and looked at her in the eyes angrily. His angry eyes flashed lust, causing her to gasp. As soon as she did that her lips were captured in Inuyasha's. Her gasp gave his tongue perfect access.

"Um... is this one of the things you're supposed to teach me." A small voice came from the doorway. Kagome and Inuyasha quickly pulled away blushing furiously. They were still tangled in the blankets.

"Ah.. Rin." Kagome continued blushing as she found a way to get out. Within moments she was free and stood up brushing off her pajamas. "How are you?"

"Good. Jaken wanted me to come and tell you two to eat before your food gets cold."

"Thank you we'll be down soon." Kagome said. Rin left.

"What happened to staying asleep?" Inuyasha asked.

"Rin's nicer." She huffed and went to her bag and looked for her clothing. Inuyasha sat up on the bed with arms and legs crossed as he watched Kagome pick out her school uniform. She held it up and made sure it didn't have to many wrinkles and then stood up with it. She looked over at Inuyasha.

"What?" He asked.

"Would you mind leaving for a couple minutes?"

"Whatever." He jumped over and walked over and out the door. Kagome got dressed.

Soon the two headed down for breakfast.

Sorry about the wait again. I kept stopping in the middle of the chapter and going off and doing something else.