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RECAP:

"You seem to be injured a lot."

She swallowed her food. "Oh, no, um, not really. These are very minor. I can be back to work in no time!" She tried to move, but fell back in pain. "Maybe a little bit more than no time..."

Sesshomaru couldn't help smiling. It was certainly a surprise to Sango who had never really seen anything but a death glare on his face. "Hai a bit more."

Sango couldn't think of a reply so she started eating again.

"I shall see you back at work in a bit more than no time... Sango."

"Um, right... Shitsuree shimasu Sesshomaru-sama."

He left. 'He called me Sango! He actually said my name! Is that good or bad? Well, it's nice to see that he is actually capable of pronouncing it. And it's bad because that is like a sign of affection for him! Is that a bad thing? Well if it's that he is beginning to respect me as a human being, that I am beginning to gain his trust, that I am becoming worthy despite the fact that I am a ningen, then no. I need to stop thinking so much. If I think for too long then the bad voice will come. But then of course, the bad voice is my subconscious so it expresses my true desires. Wait a minute! I think it's back! Kuso! I cannot trust him! He is a block of ice! Nothing but cold! But then why did he smile just a second ago? I guess that sort of shows that he has a sense of humor. Or that's what he wants me to think so he can gain my trust and use me to manipulate my friends! I rally do think too much. I think I'll go to sleep. But that's where my bad voice rules my mind! I could have another dream! But then again it would help me heal.' She mentally sighed. 'I guess I'll sleep.' So she did.

On with the show!

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When Sango woke up, she felt much better. She still couldn't sit up very well, but her wounds seemed to be healing quickly.

"Sesshomaru-sama! Lady Sango is awake!" came the voice of a little girl. Sango now recognized it as Rin's.

"Konichiwa Rin. What are you doing here?" Sango asked.

"Sesshomaru-sama asked me to watch over you and to alert him when you wake."

"Alright."

"Are you feeling better, Lady Sango?"

"Hai, I am feeling much better, and please just call me Sango." Being called Lady Sango reminded her a bit too much of a particular hoshi with a wandering cursed hand.

"Sou Sango!" Just then Sesshomaru arrived.

"Arigato, Rin. You may leave," he said coolly.

"Hai mi Lord!" the little girl replied and exited the room.

"Why the personal guardian?" Sango asked. She expected a quickly made up lie.

"I wanted to make sure that you were alright."

"Oh, um, arigato I guess..." She looked to the window and away from him to hide her blush.

"Are you feeling any better?"

"Hai, much better, Sesshomaru-sama."

To her surprise he growled. "Call me Sesshomaru. That is an order."

"Um, hai, Sesshomaru. So how long have I been asleep?"

"The whole night. It's time for breakfast. I assume that you do not need to use the hot springs so I shall see you at breakfast in 15 minutes."

"Sou. Shitsuree shimasu Sesshomaru."

"I also have a gift."

"Oh, what is it?"

"Here." He handed her a small rectangular object. Turning it over, she realized it was a book. She did not like to read but thought it might be rude to refuse it, so she opened it to find it blank.

"It's blank."

"It's supposed to be. It's a journal. I know you are going to spend a long time away from your friends so I thought you might want to write everything down to make it easier to remember."

"Oh. Arigato Sesshomaru."

To the surprise of both of them, she hugged him. Also to the surprise of both of them, he hugged her back. Thoughts were in both of their minds, such as 'What am I doing? Why? How?'

They broke apart and Sango, blushing, turned to the window again.

"I shall see you in fifteen minutes then." The lord finally broke the somewhat embarrassed silence. "And I will send up Shizuka to help you. You may chose whatever kimono you like from that dresser." He indicated a large wooden chest in the corner of the room.

"Arigato." He left.

She had enough strength to at least get dressed so she thought as she did so. 'What just happened? He gave me a gift. After that. I hugged him. After that. He hugged me back. But why did I hug him in the first place? Maybe, and I'm saying MAYBE, I do somewhat like him. But I have no way to tell if he likes me. He's always so emotionless. He did smile that one time. Then there's all those times he smirks. That's annoying. And he told me to call him Sesshomaru. He must have had a reason. But there could be another reason. Like what? I'll write this in my new journal after breakfast. It seems like it came just in time.' Just then, Shizuka arrived.

"Konichiwa Sango! Sesshomaru-sama wanted me to come help you to breakfast and- where did you get that?" She indicated the deep purple kimono with forest green trim that Sango was now wearing since her battle clothes were blood stained and her other clothes were not clean as she had been wearing them for weeks now.

"It was in the dresser. Why?" Sango said.

"That is one of the finest kimonos in this entire castle!"

"Oh. Well, he said I could choose whatever I like from in the dresser and I like this."

"Sou. So what exactly is your relationship with the lord?"

"I think we should wait for another hot springs visit to discuss this. I might actually have a clue then."

"Alright. So let's go to breakfast then."

"Sou." Sango grabbed Shizuka's outstretched arm. Soon the girls were heading off to the dining room with Sango using Shizuka as support.

This conversation was very similar to their other conversation. Sesshomaru had again been eavesdropping. He definitely did not want them finding out. But then again, he and Sango both apparently had the same question; what was their relationship? 'I care more about her than any of my other servants. She might have some feelings for me. She did hug me. Of course, I don't know her very well. She could be one of those emotional women that hugs everybody they meet. No. She's not like that. Given her past... She is not emotional.' He went down to breakfast.

Soon all had congregated in the dining room. After helping Sango, Shizuka had gone to help with the meal. The table was fairly small for a taiyokai. Each person sat on one side of the table, Sango next to Rin and Sesshomaru and across from Jaken. She didn't like him.

"Sesshomaru, would you pass the rice?" Sango asked.

He was about to answer when Jaken interrupted him. "How dare you disrespectful, insolent onna! You are talking to a lord! You should-" He was cut off by a mysterious blow to the head that made him fall off his chair. When he recovered from his fall, he said, "Why Sesshomaru-sama? Pardon my asking but she dares to address you as an equal yet she is not punished? Why?"

"Jaken, take Rin up to her room and stay there with her," he said in his flat emotionless voice.

"But mi lord!"

"Now."

"Yes mi lord." Jaken and Rin left and Sesshomaru and Sango were alone. Sango quietly ate her breakfast.

"Are you not going to say anything?" he asked her.

"About what?" she responded.

"Come with me." He grabbed her wrist and she felt an excited shiver run down her spine.

"Where are we going?"

"Wherever the road leads..."

"Oh." 'I still can't figure him out...' They stopped near a large stream.

"As I asked before, are you not going to say anything?"

"Ok, number one, you dragged me here! And you expect me to start a conversation! No way! And number two, about what?"

"About anything. I have learned that you have an opinion on everything and are not afraid to say it, as you have just demonstrated."

She blushed a little. "I don't have an opinion on everything! I just, um, I-"

"Speak your mind?"

"Yes. I speak my mind. And there is nothing wrong with that!"

"I never said there was."

"Right..." 'Don't blush! Don't blush!' She couldn't stop it and looked down.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

"Then why don't you look up?"

"Maybe I don't want to!" 'Kuso! I looked up!' They were now staring straight at each other. 'No! I am starting to like him! I can't! He'll betray me! He isn't like that though. He keeps Rin around as he does me. Oh Kami! What the hell is he doing?!' He had moved closer to her and seemed to be inspecting her.

He moved closer still and was gazing intently at her face. She was scared. 'What am I to do?' she thought. 'What if he tries to kiss me? Should I even wait long enough to take that risk?' She answered with actions. She ran away.

She had no idea where to go. She barely knew the area and she definitely did not want to go back to the castle. She ran as far as she could without getting lost and sat down against a tree and cried.

'What have I done? He probably hates me now! Why did I run? I was afraid. Why was I afraid? I...I... don't know. I guess I was afraid that my dreams would come true and he would betray me like... like... like Kohaku. But if I do not take that risk then I will never love again.' Because of her emotional inattentiveness, she knew nothing of her silent spectator.

Sesshomaru's nose was overwhelmed with the salty smell of her tears, yet there he stood unable to turn away. 'Why did she run? Maybe she doesn't like me. But maybe she was afraid. Maybe a lot of things! Just ask her! But what if I get an answer I don't like? What if I get an answer I do like? Enough of the what-ifs! I'm going to ask her.' He silently crept up and startled her as he sat down beside her. "Konichiwa, Sango-chan."

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AWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!! That was SO FLUFFY! I so loved this chapter! It was so cute! I'm totally OOC right now. A bit short but this seemed like a good place to end! MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! CLIFFIE!!! Forgive me. PLEASE REVIEW!

Language Guide:

Hai- yes

Shitsuree Shimasu- good bye

-sama- suffix added for lords

Ningen- human

Kuso- damn

Konichiwa- hello

Hoshi- monk

Sou- ok

Arigato- thank you

Taiyokai- demon lord

Onna- woman

Kami- god

-chan- suffix added to show affection for girls