Title: Love Is A Funny Thing

By: Youkai No Rin

Disclaimer: Nope, don't own. Now leave me alone.

Rin: This is a short chapter but important.

Yasha: Or else we woulnd't have put it in.

Rin: Enjoy!

Chapter 5: The Shikon no Tama Jewel

All around Kagome were colors. She was falling, drifting, and flying in the colors. It strangely didn't hurt but instead felt somehow familiar to her, gentle and soft. Suddenly a light shone from Kagome's chest. Looking down she saw the Shikon no Tama glowing an amazingly bright pink light. Brighter then the others Kagome stared in awe. Kagome reached for it but as she touched it a searing white-hot pain shot through her body. It felt like a thousand needles being stabbed into every part of her again and again. She could hear her heart beat becoming faster and her blood in her veins flowing quicker and more with each beat of her heart. Kagome opened her mouth and let out a scream as the pain intensified and sent her once again into the pit of darkness.

The Taiyoukai of the Western Lands sat on a cushion in front of a table. Scrolls littered his desk, as the demon lord slowly went through each and every one of them. Concentrating on the reports of his lands, he tried to get his mind off of the injured and unconscious human girl laying in the other room down the hall. Sesshomaru tried to get his mind off the young girl playing outside once again picking flowers for the injured human. It had been three days since they had returned to the palace, and Kagome still hadn't come too yet. The whole palace seemed to have fallen into a sudden gloom since they had returned.

And it's that damn miko's entire fault! Sesshomaru thought frustrated. He couldn't work when his mind continued to slip off.

A sudden scream filled the palace and Sesshomaru quickly stood up. In a flash he was down the hall and into the room where the injured miko lay. Only she wasn't laying on the futon, she was floating right above it.

Her body was supported by nothing except air and a pink glow like during the incident three days ago, shined brightly from her chest. The human girl was screaming so loudly and in pain it hurt Sesshomaru's sensitive ears. Then just as Kagome had suddenly screamed she stopped. Slowly she descended back onto the futon. Her face fell into a peaceful serene expression. She no longer looked to be in pain.

Taking a step closer Sesshomaru watched her. He then noticed that the pink glow was gone. The jewel had disappeared! Looking closer he saw that there was a somewhat glow, shaped like a crescent moon, radiating from beneath Kagome's skin. Right where the jewel had lay when she had worn it around her neck now shined the tiny glow beneath her skin.

It seems to have melted into her skin but I thought the jewel had not been completed yet. He thought curious.

Sesshomaru pulled away from the human as she slowly started to stir. Blinking at the intense light coming from an open window Kagome turned her head to Sesshomaru. Eyes narrowed and she quickly tried to sit up, but that hot pain returned and she fell back onto the futons cushion.

"What happened to me?" She demanded.

"You could tell me the same thing . . . miko." Sesshomaru replied making her question work to his advantage.

Kagome widened her eyes, how does he know that I am a miko?

"How do you know?" She choked out confused.

Her mind raked for answers. How did he know she was a miko, she had never told him. Why was she in pain? What was that dream about? So many questions Kagome shook her head and closed her eyes frustrated.

"I would rest if I were you." Sesshomaru said coolly.

Kagome reopened her eyes, "Your not me Sesshomaru."

Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes and so badly wanted to grab the miko by her throat and demand respect from her. But he kept his cool, and said; "You want to kill yourself by re opening your wounds do it. I do not care."

Kagome closed her eyes and remained still. She didn't want to re open them so she stopped trying to move. That's when she felt like something was missing from her body. Bringing a hand to her chest and neck she felt for the Shikon Jewel. It wasn't there!

Her eyes shot to Sesshomaru again and she coldly said; "Where's the jewel Sesshomaru."

"I did not take it. Perhaps you should look down at your chest. Carefully." He suggested.

Kagome looked and could see the faint pink glow underneath her skin. It looked as if the jewel had sunk into her chest, but there was no mark except for the pinkish glow in the shape of a crescent moon. What happened! Kagome thought fearfully.

"How?" She squeaked.

"I would say the jewel has combined with your body for either protection of itself, or because of it's carriers condition." Sesshomaru didn't know why he was saying this to the human but he did anyway.

"But it never did this with Kikyo." Kagome said speaking her thoughts. She continued to touch where the glow came. She could feel neither a bump nor any sign of the jewel's round surface. But then again the jewel wasn't complete, the glow was in the shape of a crescent moon. The same shape it looked when it was hanging from Kagome's neck.

"I suppose it could only work when it hangs from the owners neck." Sesshomaru said again though not knowing why.

Kagome closed her eyes; he could be right some said that Inuyasha held the jewel in her dieing hands never around her neck. Even being burned she never carried it around her neck. Then there was the fact that Kagome had carried the jewel in her side for many years before that demon had ripped it out of her when she first had come ot Feudal Japan.

"True, but now the jewel can never be completed, there's no way for the remaining pieces to get to the jewel." Kagome said sighing.

Sesshomaru mentally shrugged her comment off, that was her problem not his. Turning he started for the door again as Kagome continued to ponder over why the jewel was in her chest.

At the door Sesshomaru turned, "I will send Rin up to see you, she said something about you and her making winter items."

Kagome nodded vaguely, "Yes."

She heard the door open and then close quietly. Kagome stared off into the sky outside. It looked to be a beautiful fall day. She was itching to go outside but her body begged differently. Sighing Kagome looked away from the window. What was going on?

What is the reason behind the jewel doing this? Especially at a time like this when it isn't even completed yet. Kagome thought confused. She needed more answers. Maybe when she was able to walk she would ask Sesshomaru if she could use his library for some possible answers. What am I thinking? Sesshomaru would never let me. She thought sadly.

Sesshomaru stood at the railing of his balcony. He let the cool fall wind blow through his hair enjoying the feeling he closed his eyes. Why had he been so ordinary and common towards the human when he spoke? It was if they had been in a meeting thinking about the same thing and trying to come up with solutions. It bothered him how already the miko had started to make a slight change in the youkai's attitude. I'll have to stop that. Sesshomaru decided thinking of ways to break the miko of her free spirit.

TO BE CONTINUED!

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