Hey! Another update! I sorta kinda write this in the midst of taking my finals, so yea. It might be a little weird... Well anyway, enjoy:)

(P.S.- The Lonely Bird...all 3 of them work lol... )

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Chapter 9: Broken Hearts

Kagome was happy with what Sesshoumaru had given her. It was a new, cute little puppy! (What did you think it was?) She was having so much fun with it already, its little nose sniffing her face, little tail wagging, tongue licking her face vigorously. She had come to the conclusion that it was a peekapoo, a cross between a poodle and a Pekinese dog, but it was the sweetest little pup ever. It looked just like her old shitzu, Rocky! Except this puppy was much more tiny, almost the size of her hand, and much more adorable. She loved it!

Sesshoumaru watched Kagome with delight. He knew it would cheer her up, any small creature that was cute in show brought anybody up when they were down. Especially this puppy. He named it Mina, because well...it just looked like a Mina. He watched Mina lick Kagome's face and pull her hair with her tiny jaws, and Kagome just laughed with glee. He was happy when she was happy. He would have cracked a smile, but there were servants walking by, peeking in to see the scene. He couldn't drop his guard now, no definitely not, especially with this girl around.

He watched as the puppy calmed down in Kagome's arms, and Kagome cradle it. She was such a good person, she would make a good mother someday. 'And a good mate...' Sesshoumaru added to his thoughts with a smirk. He motioned for Kagome to follow him out of his study, and into her room. She walked past him, into her room, and placed the puppy, gently, on the bed. She smiled, and walked back over to Sesshoumaru.

"Thank you, Sesshoumaru...thanks for taking what's not needed off of my mind..." Kagome thanked him, rather shyly. Sesshoumaru nodded.

"It is my pleasure, I cannot have my guests in this castle of mine to be gloomy, now can I?"

Kagome smiled. She knew that he would cheer her up. She gave him a small hug, and just as she hugged him, she let go, and made her way over to her bed, with a small blush on her face. Sesshoumaru stood in silence for a moment, then left with a small wave, and walked moderately fast, back to his study, to sit down and think.

'Well...she appreciates the puppy...at least I know now what to do to bring her up when she's down...'

Sesshoumaru sighed, and picked up his quill. He hoped that one day...one day Kagome would be his...so he could make her happy all of the time...but he knew that day would never come. He was too much of a cold demon lord to be hers, and she just needed somebody better then him. She needed somebody loving and caring...he could be loving and caring, but it just wasn't in his nature. He didn't think he could do it even if he tried.

He sighed, and stretched out his arms, then lay his hand on the piece of paper in front of him, to get back to his unsettled work.

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Kagome sighed, and lay on her bed, next to the puppy. She noticed that Shippo has crawled into bed with her, and was sleeping on the other side of the puppy. She was really glad that Sesshoumaru had gotten it for her. She always had a soft heart for small animals, and he hit the spot, right on target.

She had wondered though, since when had Sesshoumaru cared? She took her and her friends in, allowing them to stay in his castle for as long as they liked, fed her, gave her clothes to wear, a nice place to sleep, and now this sweet little puppy? Had he really cared for her? Although it was very hard to believe, she knew it was true. The cold demon lord had a soft spot as well.

She giggled, causing the puppy to stir in its deep sleep. She reached her arm over, and petted it, feeling the soft fur under her fingers. She stopped petting it when she realized something. Where had he gotten it? Were there even a such thing as a puppy in this era? Were there dogs, or just demon dogs? She was very confused.

Kagome decided that she would ask Sesshoumaru about it later. Right now, she needed sleep. She ran her fingers through her hair, and gathered the sheets that were below her. She pulled them up, and held the puppy, while falling into a warm and content sleep.

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Inuyasha lay on the forest floor, trying to think. Where was he to go? All he had was Kagome when she pulled him off of the tree, and over 50 years ago, he had Kikyo. Now what did he have? He had nothing. Too bad this time he wasn't stuck to a tree. He would be a lot happier stuck to a tree, dead, then to be alive now, with nobody at all.

He held his head in his hands, and shook his head. He needed to do something. he just didn't know what. He needed to talk to Kagome, but he needed to get around Sesshoumaru somehow so he could...he then had a plan.

He would go to Sesshoumaru's castle, and find what room Kagome was staying in, by peeking in all the windows, and then talk to her like that. He would just have to get around the guards, and that was no problem. Guards were normally just low class soldiers anyway, nothing good to loose.

He stood up, and blacked out for a second, probably from lying down too much. He stretched out all of his muscles, and stood in place for a second. As he placed his bearings, he started to run West, going in the direction of Sesshoumaru's castle.

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Kagome slept in her bed, happy and comfortable. Her blankets were on the floor, the sheets sprawled out beneath her. She didn't change for the night, so she was in the kimono that she was wearing the day before. She would have stayed like that, sleeping and happy, if it weren't for a loud and arrogant hanyou also.

Kagome wasn't light enough in her sleep to hear Inuyasha tapping on the window, but Mina was. She woke up, and started barking, with her tiny little voice, and that woke Kagome up. She sat up, and stretched. She rubbed her eyes, and asked Mina what the matter was. When Mina didn't stop barking, she looked over to what exactly she was barking at, she leapt into the air.

She let out a 'eep,' and looked more closely at her window. What was that at her window? Whatever it was, it wouldn't leave. She walked cautiously over to the window, and peeked out it. She saw the silver hair shine in the moonlight, and just assumed it was Sesshoumaru, there to give her another gift. She opened her window, but let out a surprised squeak when she finally realized who it really was.

"Inuyasha? What are you doing here?" Kagome was whispering quite loudly, angry and surprised that the hanyou would peek in on her like that, then barge himself into her room. He did this in her modern times too!

"Kagome! I'm so glad you're safe! I thought Sesshoumaru hurt you, or forced you to stay here with him!" Inuyasha was too happy for words. He was just happy that she was here with him, finally talking one-on-one with him.

"Inuyasha, as Sesshoumaru told you before, I wanted to stay here on my own. As you can see, Shippo is here with me also, as well as Miroku. Sango was lost in the forest, and Sesshoumaru has sent warriors out to look for her." Kagome said quite loudly, causing Shippo to stir in his sleep.

Inuyasha was deeply hurt by her words. It hurt when Sesshoumaru had told him, but hurt even more when she told him. She really didn't want nothing to do with him anymore. He didn't even know what he did. What had caused Kagome to leave him, and go with his brother? He envied his brother, a lot right now, at this moment. He decided to tell his heart out to Kagome.

"Kagome, I put my heart out to finding you when you get lost, I sacrifice my life for you, I protect you. I would do anything for you. But, you go and leave me for...for..my brother? What have I ever done to you, ever, in the time that we have met, to make you do that? You give me a reason to live, then you take it away, just like that, with no way for me to get it back. Do you realize what you're doing to me Kagome? I loved you. I know I hurt you before with Kikyo, but she was my lost love. You were my real love. Now that is lost. You killed it Kagome, you took it all away just by one action. Do you understand what you are doing to me!" Inuyasha pulled his heart out for her, causing him to get louder and louder, his voice shaking with rage and despair.

Kagome was also starting to get angry. What had he done to her? Why, he did everything wrong to her! Had he not realized it! Kagome's eyes ran with tears, and she yelled back at him.

"Well, Inuyasha, if you weren't such an ASS to me all the time, I wouldn't have ran off! You don't ever realize it, but you broke my heart, little by little, until there was no more heart left for you. You insulted me, put me down, ran off with Kikyo, and I trusted you! How could you say that I am the faulted one, when really you are! Even Miroku and Sango have told you numerous times, you're an ass to me, you have no care in the world for me obviously, the last few battles with you, you just seemed a little distant with me, as if you wanted me to be killed or something! You never even gave me a chance!I loved you, just as you loved me, but now we are over,everything we once had, done! I don't even think we had anything, but if we did, it's all over now. Now get the hell out of my room! LEAVE!" Kagome screamed at Inuyasha with everything she had to keep her voice from shaking, and it left a very distraught Inuyasha.

Inuyasha stood there, blank faced, staring at Kagome, but not seeing her. Had he really did that to her? He really hurt her that much? So much, that she never wants to see him again? He never realized...never realized how much he broke her heart. He just nodded, and turned to go. But, Kagome stopped him for one last time.

"Inuyasha, if you ever come back, you had better changed into a better person, if you really want to ever see me again. If you don't, I really don't care. Just leave. Now."

Inuyasha nodded again, and jumped out her window. She stood, facing the open window, realizing what she had just done. Her fists shook with rage, eyes ran with tears. She knew it had to be done. She just didn't realize it would hurt so much. She felt a little tug at her leg, and looked down to a teary-eyed Shippo.

She swept down, and grabbed Shippo, and cradled him in her arms. She grasped him, and held him tightly, as she cried silently into him, as he tried to make her feel better. She pulled him away, looked at him with teary eyes, and smiled. Her friends were always there for her. She loved them all, just for that.

As she was holding Shippo, she heard a light knock at her door, some shuffling, and another harder, louder knock. She put Shippo down on the bed, next to the puppy, and went to open it. It was a sleepy, but worried looking Miroku, and a straight out worried Sesshoumaru. She shook her head, and waved them in.

She sat on her bed, next to Shippo and the puppy, and looked to the floor. She felt so like a baby. She felt that she needed to be held and pampered, and be loved, always. She looked up to the two waiting men, and gave them both a n answer that they were both silently waiting for.

"Inuyasha was just here, nothing big. We both yelled at each other for a bit, but its all over now. He's probably never coming back." Kagome looked back to the ground, and her voice got lighter. It was hard for her to say that, even if she didn't want to admit it.

Sesshoumaru stared hard at her. Inuyasha came into her room? Through her window? He was getting agitated. How could that happen?

"Miko, you say that he came into your room. He came in through your window, correct?" Kagome nodded, "and you two argued for a bit, then he left, right?" Kagome nodded again. "So tell me, what did you two argue over?"

Kagome hesitated for a bit, then answered. "We argued over the past, lost love, things like that. Things that are now the past, and they will never come back." Kagome twiddled her thumbs. Hopefully he wouldn't ask for more information later.

Miroku stood sleepily next to Sesshoumaru, practically falling asleep as he stood. It was just another feud between Kagome and Inuyasha, something he was used to. before he actually fell asleep on his feet, he asked to go back to bed. Kagome nodded and waved, and Miroku muttered a goodnight before he stumbled out the door. Kagome giggled, and shook her head.

Sesshoumaru wanted more answers. Why had Inuyasha come into his home? Didn't he tell him once before that he was not allowed here? He sighed, and closed his eyes. Kagome noticed this, and got curious.

"What's wrong, Sesshoumaru? Me and Inuyasha are over. I guess he just needed some more explanations, that's all. He just needed to hear it from me. Don't worry about it, he's never coming back again." Kagome was confident in her response, as she watched the standing Sesshoumaru. He still wasn't satisfied, though. He needed to speak with her later, at a more...day light time. He waved his hand, and walked toward the door. Kagome got up and stopped him, causing Sesshoumaru to turn around in wonder. Kagome looked him in the eyes for a second.

'Gosh, he's so...beautiful! His eyes are so radiant and gold...so pretty!' Kagome stared into his eyes for a few seconds, until she decided what she needed to do. She leaned up, and kissed him softly on the lips. As she pulled away, she stayed where she was, and didn't run away from him.

Sesshoumaru's eyes glistened over, with warmth and love. He wanted Kagome so badly, but he knew it wasn't the time. 'Maybe later...' He thought, confidently to himself. He smiled to Kagome, a real smile, causing Kagome to gasp. She hadn't expected him to respond like that! She expected him to rip her head off!

Kagome eventually smiled back, and pulled away from him. Sesshoumaru waved his hand once more, and said a 'goodnight' before he left. Kagome smiled, and walked back to her bed, to a smiling Shippo, and a sleeping puppy. She crawled into bed, grabbed and held Shippo and her new puppy into her arms, and fell asleep happy.

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Sesshoumaru sat, now in his actual room, on his bed, touching his lips. She had really kissed him! He wanted to kiss her back, but he knew it just wasn't the right time. Things were getting along well for them, and he thanked the gods for that. She may be a human, but she was a miko, trained and smart, not like the other humans. She was unique, and that was what he liked her for. Her uniqueness.

He lay down on his bed, his silver hair tumbling over the pillows and blankets. He wiped his face with his hands, and rubbed his eyes. He hadn't slept in a while, so he decided to sleep for that night.

He lay on the bed correctly, and pulled the blankets out from under him. He pulled off his armor and shirt, and decided to just sleep in his pants for the night. He pulled the covers up to his chest, and closed his eyes, happy and content with the day's events.

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There you go! Another chapter DONE! Lol...I'm sorry that Inuyasha is being bashed sort-of, but he's a jerk anyway. He might come back later, who knows! Well, hope you guys liked the chapter, read and review!