Angel Maiden: Why did they not like it?

Sesshomaru: The story stinks!

Kagome: (sniff sniff) I cannot smell anything!

Angel Maiden: (shakes head) well on with the show!

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters from inuyasha. I only own mine, and you cannot have them!

(Last Time)

A sigh interrupted their banter as the two girls they had been talking about came in the room. "Big brothers must you fight! You have wakened kagome." Kagome nodded showing she agreed with the little one. "Gees we where fighting about you kagome!" inuyasha said. "At least you could be happy someone cares your so not cute now I know why the match maker said no to you." Kagome's eyed twitched as she picked up the rather large table to her right and slammed it down on his head. "And now I remember why all the girls in the village said no to you!" she screamed as she stalked out the door. Rin giggled, as she poked the no twitching inuyasha, "Come away from that rin you don't know where it's been." Rin laughed then followed a smirking Sesshomaru out the door.

(Later That Night)

Kagome stood at the bow of the ship gazing out over the glassy looking sea top. A sigh escaped her lips as she thought of what had happened earlier. She could not help but feel bad; Inuyasha still had not awakened. A cheer wafted up through the boards to reach her over sensitive ears. 'I guess I should go down and at least try to eat dinner.' She thought, but the thought of food made her feel sick. A hand landed beside hers, she looked down to see rin staring up at her. "What is wrong with lady kagome, she seems unhappy." Kagome smiled down at her and with a small pause answered what at one time she would have thought a simple question.

"I have just had a lot on my mind rin, that's all." She said as she patted the little girl on the head. Rin nodded as if she understood, even the stuff kagome did not say. "Come eat dinner kagome, cook made a special soup just for us!" she said as she tugged excitedly at kagome's hand. Kagome followed as if rin had super human strength and could pull her along. As they neared the door to the mess hall a loud, cheer erupted, as a bang sounded from the room. Sango appeared at the door with a blush spread across her face. A giggle escaped from kagome's mouth, from the way sango was acting miroku had found her bottom interesting again. "Oh, Kagome I was coming to look for you, let's get some dinner."

The three girls walked into the overly crowded room in time to see one of the sailors swig down a whole pint of beer in one sitting then belch it all. Kagome's face wrinkled into a look of disgust, "really, is this how Sesshomaru wants rin to grow up?" Kagome asked sango. "Just ask him yourself his standing over there watching you." Sango said as she took the plate of food offered her. Sure enough as kagome turned, her sea blue eyes locked onto those gold ones of Sesshomaru's. He seemed to be in somewhat of a deep thought for he made no movement as she walked closer to him. "Sesshomaru, would you like to eat dinner?" She asked hoping he would wake up from his trance like state. His eyes snapped towards hers as he spoke in a harsh whisper. "I have already eaten."

What he meant to be in a softer tone had somehow come out sharper then he meant. Kagome taken this to be anger at her for some sort of reason blew up. "Sorry I even asked!" she yelled as she stalked away muttering about stupid men and stupid brothers with silver hair. He shook his head knowing this was not the first time her temper had shown and would probably not be the last. She walked over to the only sit left open threw her plate down and begin to eat what had not sloshed onto the table. Her blood and temper still boiling she watched as some of the sailors cringed and moved away from her. 'Do I look that scary' she wondered. She tried to smile at the men but some took it as some sort of snarl and quickly walked away.

Koga laughed and sat next to her. "Come on men she won't bite!" he said as he patted kagome on the back. She rolled her eyes but ignored the looks coming from some of them. "How is inuyasha doing?" She asked koga as he begins to eat the vegetable soup. "Oh, his fine nothing more than bump, of course there was some snarls and curses thrown towards you but I quickly shut him up." He said as he gave her a wolfish grin. Kagome laughed at him for his boyish charm made her feel better. "Thanks koga." She said as giggled at the way the spoon stuck from his mouth as he grinned.

Soon afterwards, the men came back to the table; and begin to laugh and cheer again. Sesshomaru sat in the corner where still he pouted from his little spat with her earlier, but even he could not help but smirk when the three girls got up on the table and begin to dance and laugh together. Sometime later kagome found her self in Rin's room tucking the tired little angel into her soft plushy bed. "Good night rin." She said as she patted her on the head. "Kagome are you going to stay with me forever?" she asked her innocent question making kagome's heart jump. "I don't know rin it depends." She said as she sat back down on the bed. "Will, you tell me a story then?" rin asked her little eyes pleading with kagome. "Okay, but after the story you have to go to sleep." Rin nodded as kagome made her self more comfortable.

"Long ago there lived a girl not much older than Seventeen I would guess." "She loved to play and would spend as much time as she could outside even if it was cold." "Her name was Kata." "One day this girl got very sick and her parents were afraid if she went outside her sickness would only get worse." "Soon the girl found a time when her parents would be gone and snuck outside if only to play for a few minutes." "Even though she knew her way around she found herself walking through part of a forest she had never been into before." "Soon she came across a dog with the whitest of fur." "He seemed badly injured but still he growled showing he was not one to mess with." "Being the sweet girl Kata was and forgetting about her own sickness she took off her coat and begins to rip it apart to bandage the poor thing." "The dog sensing no danger and only kindness from the girl let her." "When she was finished she turned to leave but felt the cold nose nudge her hand." "When she turned around there stood in place of the dog a beautiful man." "He thanked her for her kindness and bowed low showing he meant no harm." "She smiled but soon her smile faded as the sickness she had forgotten about only minutes ago came back." "The man picked her up and carried her to his home where he cared for her, and soon Kata was as strong as she uses to be." "The man and Kata had fallen in love and where married soon after and the whole kingdom came to know her as the kindest queen."

As kagome finished her story, she noticed rin had already fallen asleep. Shaking her head and making sure the little girl was tucked in she quietly walked from the room. Sesshomaru stood outside the door his eyes closed as if he had fallen asleep listening to the story too. Kagome giggled and poked him in the side as one of eyes opened and he stared down at her. "That was nice of you." He said referring to the little story, she had told rin. "It was a story my mother use to tell me when I wouldn't go to sleep." She said as she walked towards the door. He watched her hand reach for the door handle but it stopped and her voice broke through the air. "Do you believe in fairy tales, Sesshomaru?" she asked her face hidden to him. "I believe in fate, we have a paths and it's up to us which one we take." Kagome smiled but said nothing more as she opened the door and walked away to her own room.

Ok kiddies you know what time it is! Its time to review! Sorry the chapter isn't longer but I have the flu and I'm running a fever and sneezing my blooming head of so when I can I'll write more until then good night!

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