Hey! I'm sorry I haven't updated soon, but I'm having finals in school, and I'm sooo stressed out about it! And, though it may not seem like it, it took me forever to come up with this chapter! I'm having extreme writers block, already! Sorry if you think this chapter sucks. I know I do. Lol... Thank you for all the wonderful reviews! They are what keeps me motivated to continue on with this story! Well, on with the chapter!

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Chapter 6: Thinking

Sesshoumaru was sitting in his private study, which was also in his bedroom. He was trying to look over his paper work, to try to get something done alas to the days he missed while watching Kagome. He couldn't stop thinking about her. She was on his mind 24/7.

He heard Rin and Kagome playing out in the gardens, outside of his bedroom. He pushed aside his work, and decided that he would do it later, considering that he couldn't think at the moment. He stood up, and walked over to his balcony window. He saw Kagome and Rin playing a game in the garden, and Kagome was obviously tired, while Rin had enough energy in her to keep going for another 3 hours.

Sesshoumaru smiled. He was happy that Kagome and Rin were getting along well, he was afraid that they wouldn't like each other via age difference, but he was mistaken. Kagome obviously loved kids, and Rin obviously loved Kagome. He was happy.

Sesshoumaru watched the two play for 20 minutes, watching every step that Kagome took, until he decided that he needed to sit down and think (again). He sat on his enormous bed, and found a random book sitting on his night stand. He picked it up, and started reading.

"Light lies before the soul,

With many places lying in coal.

You search your light, is on the way

But mind, you must pay

For all the places you will see,

You may want to jump in glee,

Find the one that guides your light

And, the one that strengthens your might.

Follow her, the angel that guides,

And in her, you will confide

The luring light that makes you smile,

The angel you trust, never in denial-"

Sesshoumaru snapped the book shut, and threw it on his night stand. He always has hated poetry. It was for the weak. He sighed, and decided to watch the two play some more. He walked back over to his balcony, to find Kagome lying on the ground, heaving. She was apparently tired. He chuckled, and continued to watch the two from afar.

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Kagome heaved a breath. She had been running around, trying to catch Rin for hours. She was a quick little thing! She collapsed under a tree, and closed her eyes in rest. Rin ran up to her.

"Come on, Kagome! Just one more game! Pweeease?" Rin gave Kagome the puppy eyes. That had always worked on Sesshoumaru whenever she wanted something. Kagome smiled, but she had to refuse. She was too tired.

"I'm sorry Rin, but I'm very tired. I'll tell you what though. After I take a bath and a quick nap, I promise that I will teach you a few things that your lord wants you to learn, but I'll make it fun, ok?" Kagome was always good with kids. She needed it when it came to her Shippo. It was then that she thought of him, and her heart sank inside of her. How could she forget about her dear Shippo?

Rin had obviously not seen this look of depression on Kagome's face, and she ran off happily to go play with somebody, preferably Jaken. Kagome held her face into her hands. How could she forget about him? She left him with that dick Inuyasha, and she had forgotten about him/ What kind of a mother figure was she? Oh, how she felt so bad!

Kagome stood up, and sank back into the castle. She was feeling guilty. Guilty of Leaving her baby behind with that filthy scum. (She really hates Inu, eh?) She shrank into her room, closed the door, and lay on the bed. Maybe she could go back and get him, and probably bring him here? No...Sesshoumaru wouldn't allow that, but...she had to try anyway. She couldn't just leave him behind like that. She just couldn't.

She decided that she would ask Sesshoumaru after she had taken a bath. She stood up, grabbed her hair products and a towel, and walked back into her bathroom.

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Sesshoumaru had felt the stress from Kagome when Rin left her. He felt it when she walked into the castle, and into her room. He was worried. Was she thinking about leaving? He hoped not. That would be devastating...he couldn't let that happen. He wanted to keep her here, so he could see her, all the time. He didn't want to end up peeping on her again. He decided to go and have a talk with Kagome, and see what was the matter. He opened his door, and walked to her room, but was bothered by Jaken on the way.

"Milord, milord, please let me have a word with you." Sesshoumaru didn't stop in his tracks.

"Please milord, just one word. It will only take a second. Let this servant toad speak with your allowance."

Sesshoumaru stopped in his tracks.

"What."

Jaken jumped at his stern tone. "Oh, milord, its that human girl. What is she doing here? Would you like me to exterminate of her? You already have one filthy human in your precious home, why have two? And aren't they-"

Jaken was cut off by a sharp blow to his forehead, and he flew into the castle wall. He put a Jaken stencil into the wall, shaped in the exact form of him.

"How dare you speak of the miko and my ward like that, you deserve no pity." Sesshoumaru's eyes glowed red. He was very angry.

Jaken scrambled to the corner of the walls, with a cracked skull and bloody hands. "Oh milord, milord! Please forgive this foolish toad, I was being idiotic! Please forgive this once, please forgive!"

Sesshoumaru gave a Inu-style 'Feh', and walked away from the mustered toad. Boy, how that toad could ruin the mood of the moment...

He continued to walk toward Kagome's room. He made sure he wasn't interrupted while going there this time, though. He gave everybody that passed by him an evil glare right into the eyes, striking fear to all who passed. He eventually made it into Kagome's room. He hesitantly knocked on the door lightly, but Kagome giving no response to it. He knocked a bit harder, and when nobody answered, he became worried. He opened her door slowly, and walked inside.

It smelled of lilacs and lavender in her room, giving it a sweet smell that filled the youkai's nose. He noticed that she wasn't in her room. He decided to check her bathroom, just in case she so happened to run away from his castle.

He opened the bathroom door, and opened to a clear and naked Kagome, drying herself off, but completely shown, not giving one bit of privacy to her vital parts. Sesshoumaru started for a bit, obviously in shock. He wasn't expecting this! Didn't she just take a bath? Kagome started at him for a few moments, then she screamed.

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OH MY GOD! What in the world did he want now? She was pissed off. When in the hell was she going to get a moments privacy from this perverted youkai? Why, it seemed that every time she bathed, just recently, he would be watching her, now walking in on her! She was irked. She lashed a bar of soap at him, clonking him over the head with it, him too busy staring at her to even notice it coming.

Sesshoumaru fell back onto his butt, making a thud sound as he fell. What in the world had just hit him? Was it one of those little flying people again? Why, he had hated those little flying people. He started swatting the blank air around his head, making him look like a complete idiot and a half.

Kagome stared at his strange actions, and started laughing, Really hard. She was laughing so hard, that she fell to the floor, tears in her eyes, rolling around. Sesshoumaru stared blankly at her. What in the world was she laughing at? Did the little flying people get her too?

Kagome couldn't stop laughing. Sesshoumaru looked exactly like a replica puppy when he did that! He looked so clueless, just swatting blank air around himself, and he looked like an adorable puppy. She couldn't help but laugh when she saw him.

Kagome eventually stopped laughing, and sat up, wiping the tears from her eyes. Sesshoumaru was now standing up, but he was still giving her the blank stare he gave her when she started laughing. Kagome coughed and stood up as well, meeting half the height of Sesshoumaru. Kagome tightened the grip of her towel of herself, and had almost forgotten that she was wearing basically nothing in front of him.

Kagome had decided to ask Sesshoumaru her question that put her in distress, so she waited no more longer in asking him.

"Sesshoumaru...can I ask you of a favor please?"

Kagome tried to give Sesshoumaru the same puppy eyes that Rin gave him, but it obviously wasnt; working.

"Go on."

"Well...you see...I have this son...well he's not really my son, but I adopted him...but...do you think we could go and get him...? I really wouldn't like it if he stayed in Inuyasha's care...that wouldn't turn out to be good...and I miss him..." Kagome asked cautiously, not wanting Sesshoumaru to hurt her in any way.

Sesshoumaru put no thought into answering her question. "yes, we will go get him first thing in the morning. Be ready."

Kagome squealed at this. She jumped with glee, and hugged Sesshoumaru. She blushed a deep red after realizing what she did, and muttered a sorry, and walked quickly out of the bathroom. Sesshoumaru shook his head and headed out after her, following the excited miko.

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Kagome had followed Sesshoumaru to the outside of his castle, where he drew up his yellow cliud again, and they flew off, toward the village.

'God...I hope hes ok...'

Kagome couldn't get the thought of her baby out of her head. It was so haunting, like a strange dream or something. As they grew closer and closer to the village, she grew more and more anxious. She couldn't wait to see him!

They finally reached the village, startling every villager that lived there. thye saw Kagome, and settled down, but saw Sesshoumaru, and tensed up, and didn't get too scared, because Kagome was with him. Kagome stood next to Sesshoumaru, and looked around for Shippo. Where was he?

As she was looking, she saw an orange speck out from the corner of her eye. As she turned her head, all she saw was a blur, then she got thrown to the gorund, with Shippo on top of her, hugging her to death. kagome laughed, and hugged him back.

After awhile, they stopped hugging, Kagome stood up, and Shippo rested on her shoulder. He saw Sesshoumaru look at him, and sank away, but Kagome told him it was ok, and he relaxed a bit.

"So, Shippo, wheres Inuyasha?" Kagome rarely wanted to ask, but she had to know.

"Oh, I don't know...he left not too long ago, and he still hasn't came back. Miroku is here in the village with me." Shippo replied, playing with the ends of Kagome's hair. Kagome sighed. Inuyasha was so studdorn. Sesshoumaru tapped her shoulder. She turned to face him, and he stared at her cooly.

"Hurry, miko, these humans do not smell pleasant, and I would like to leave very soon."

Kagome nodded her head, and asked Shippo where Miroku and Sango were. Shippo frowned.

"Sango stomped away from Miroku and Inuyasha, she got angry just like you did. She hasn't come back either." kagome sighed again. First Inuyasha, now Sango?

Kagome walked to there Shioppo pointed where Miroku was. She walked into the hut, and saw Miroku facing the fire. He saw her walk in, and got up and squeezed her tight.

"Oh, Kagome, we can't find Sango! She just left without us knowing, and she still hasn't came back!" Miroku was almost crying in Kagome's arms. She patted his back, and let him go.

"Listen Miroku, if I ask you to do something for me, will you trust me enough to do it?"

Miroku nodded suspiciously, and waited.

"Well...I have been residing with Sesshoumaru for the past day or so-" Miroku's eyes widened, "but don't worry, he hasn't hurt me at all. He say's that Shippo can come and live there with me, would you like to come and live with us also? We can get some of Sesshoumaru's warriors to search the lands for Sango, and we will find her. Do you want to do this?"

Miroku was tearing up now. Kagome was such a nice girl, he envied that he couldn't have such a girl like her. He nodded, thanked her, and hugged her tight again. They all walked out of the hut, where Sesshoumaru was waiting. As Kagome opened her mouth to explain to him what she wanted to do, he hused her, and told her that he had overheard everything from inside the hut. what these demon ears are for," Sesshoumaru boasted with a smirk.

Kagome rolled her eyes, and walked up next to him, with Shippo on her shoulder, and Miroku at her side. Sesshoumaru formed his cloud, and they all flew off to his castle.

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Sango lay against the dungeon walls. It had only been one day, and she was already waiting for the day she'd hopefully be rescued, or be killed. She tried to sit up, but winced at the pain on her sides, and her arms. She had apparantly not wanted to abide to the rules that were supposed to be followed, and she got whipped for it. She was in alot of pain, but it was starting to fade.

The men walked into the dungeon every once in awhile, to either check up on her, whip her, or to give her some food. She had eaten the last plate of food she was given, she thought it would be her last meal. But, when she learned that it wouldn't, she was relived. She wasn't one to starve.

She had been getting used to the darkness in the dungeon, her eyes adjusted pretty well to it, and she could make out alot of things that she couldn't before, like there was a window aboutseven feet off the ground above her, but it was barred shut, and it aparantely was being blocked by something. The room was filled with rats and bugs, every once in awhile she would feel one crawl over her, but she would just kick it away. Thank god she wasn't afraid of the little things like that.

Sango heard noises from outside the door, and loud bangs. The dungeon door slammed open, and the man stood there, enraged and furious. Sango snapped shut her eyes, and waited for the worst.

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Ok! I'm really sorry if you didn't like that chapter...short, short, I know, I know...but I tried! Read and review, and I will update soon again!