Hey! Umm...Yup :) Thanks sooooo much for all the great reviews! They inspire me to write so much :) Keep 'em coming in! And for the thing about being too harsh on Inu...I've just had enough of him being forgiven so much, and I just felt so bad for Kagome, that I'm taking my anger out on him in my fic :) Hee...don't worry though, he'll be...treated normally...in the next couple chapters :) Well, I guess that's enough of me, on with the chapter!

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Chapter 16: The Plan

Kagome and Sango stood at the corner, waiting for Miroku to show up. They had told him to come to Sango's room about 20 minutes earlier, and he still had to come. What was taking this man so long? Sango sighed.

Why was she doing this? She almost knew that Miroku wouldn't risk his own life for Sango, even if his own life depended on it. He was just a perverted monk, and the only thing he wanted was to get into the beds of other women. She was just another girl to him, that was all. She sighed again.

"See, Kagome? He doesn't care...he doesn't even take the time to come and visit-" Sango was shushed by Kagome's hand to her mouth, pulling her off to the side, out of notice. Sango looked up to Kagome, who had placed a finger over her own mouth, and said "Shhh." Sango nodded as Kagome took her hand off of her mouth. She heard footsteps off from the corner, instantly knowing why Kagome had shut her up.

Kagome got ready to follow up her plan. She stood in an attacking position, and started counting in her head.

'One...Two...Three!'

At three, Kagome pushed Sango, making her fall at the feet of the walker. Only, it wasn't going as they hoped. The person gaining their way wasn't Miroku. It was Sesshoumaru.

He looked down at Sango with interest. Why had this girl fallen to his feet so suddenly? Did she trip and fall? Or was she just stupid, and trip over nothing in particular. His interest sparked even more as he noticed Kagome coming out fo the corner, giggling furiously, with a very beet red face. What was going on?

Kagome suddenly ran up to Sesshoumaru, and grabbed his arm. Sango stood swiftly, and ran back to the corner. Kagome pulled with all of her might to move the youkai lord. He wouldn't even budge.

Sesshoumaru just stared at the frantic girl. What was she trying to do? He decided to let the girl have her way, and to follow where she pulled him. She pulled him over to the corner, where she hid him in the shadows. She stuck him in place, and turned back around, to peep over the corner, like her friend was doing. What in Kami did they have in mind?

"Kagome, would you please-" Sesshoumaru was shut up, just like Sango was previously, by Kagome's hand. Sesshoumaru's eyebrows scrunched over his eyes, leading him to look thoroughly confused. Kagome smiled, and let go of Sesshoumaru's mouth.

"Oh dear...Sesshoumaru, I'll explain everything to you later. But, Sango and I are waiting for Miroku to come, ok?" Kagome smiled again, and turned her back to him. Sesshoumaru sighed.

"That monk is over 500 feet away, probably on the other side of the castle. He was heading this way, but he got caught up in what seemed to be a book, and he took it with him. He had his face so stuck in that book, that he turned many wrong places. He will not be here for awhile." Both of the girls sighed. They should have known something like this would happen.

Kagome sat down, against the wall. Sango did the same, sitting next to Kagome. Sesshoumaru just stood, watching both of the girls with interest playing on his features. He still had yet to know what they were doing, but it obviously had to do with the monk. He awaited his conformation, when Kagome would tell him what was going on.

Kagome breathed in deeply, getting ready to tell Sesshoumaru what was happening. She looked over to Sango, as if to get a conformation from her first, and she nodded. She turned her head the other way, facing Sesshoumaru.

"Okay, well...first off, we are not stalking Miroku. We are simply here to wait for him, so Sango and I can carry out our plans on him..." Kagome paused.

"...Which is...?" Sesshoumaru said, waiting a few moments for Kagome to respond.

"...Which is, the plan to find out if Miroku has feelings for her or not...you see..." Kagome huffed again, not wanting to tell Sesshoumaru what exactly was going on. But, she decided to finally go on after Sango jabbed her in the ribs with her elbow, telling her to go on.

"...The youkai, Seekou, seems to care for Sango. Miroku may or may not have feelings for her also. So, Sango is stuck in the middle of a predicament, to know whether or not to run off with Seekou, or Miroku. So, we are here to carry out our experiment..." Sesshoumaru eyed her at the word experiment. Kagome sighed, and searched her brain for another word.

"...Plan...to see if Miroku cares for her or not. If he does, then Sango would go with him. If he doesn't, then Sango would try her luck with Seekou. Get it now?"

Sesshoumaru didn't respond, but nodded after a few seconds. So, what was the plan?

"Ok, miko. You have told me what you are doing. You have not told me of your plan, though. And, it may be safe to say that Seekou does care for her. As he left, he told me to watch over the demon slayer, to make sure nothing bad would happen to her. And he had the smell all over him. He definitely does care for the girl." Both of the girls sighed in thankfulness. They then waited to see what else he had to say.

"...As for the monk, I have not seen, nor heard him say that he does care for her...although when Seekou slid behind the girl in the process to protect her, the monk did seem a little sad. He also had depression leaking off from him as he walked down the hallway, and he was muttering something about 'Sango.' So, does this help you in any way?"

Both of the girls nodded their heads violently, happy that Sesshoumaru was sharing this information with them. Sesshoumaru was just glad to make Kagome happy.

"So, you say that you can sense what another is feeling, right?" Sesshoumaru simply nodded his head.

"So, when we carry out our plan, could you tell us, after we are done, how he felt? Like, what emotion he had coming off from him? So we know exactly how he felt?"

Sesshoumaru smiled at the innocent face that came from Kagome. He nodded his head again, causing both of the girls to make silent cheers, again. Sesshoumaru slipped behind Kagome, and snaked his hand around her waist. He pulled her against him, causing her to squeak in surprise. Sango turned her head toward the two, and noticed the scene that was going on in front of her. She shook her head, and rolled her eyes, but she still had a smile on her face.

Sesshoumaru pulled Kagome even closer, so that their bodies were being molded together. He brought his head next to Kagome's, and he whispered low and deep in her ear, causing her to shiver.

"I expect you to being me the favor back, also. I am helping you now, you will give me a favor later. Understand?" Kagome nodded, her eyes closed. She couldn't imagine what he wanted.

Before he let her go, he let one more whisper go in her ear.

"I will be in my room tonight, come once again if you wish. That is, only if you want to see me." Sesshoumaru smirked when Kagome gasped. Oh, he was going to have much fun with her in the future.

He let her go, just as the scent of the monk filled his nose. He figured the girls also knew that he was coming, because they both got down low. He snickered quietly. Oh, this was going to be a fun episode to watch.

As Miroku approached the corner that the three were hiding in, Kagome counted to three in her head again. As Kagome hit three, she pushed Sango down, in front of Miroku, causing him to gasp, and kneel down. Kagome muttered a silent 'yes' before watching what else was going on.

Miroku was holding Sango's head, and watching her. She was moaning, as if something had happened to her. Was she alright? What had happened?

"Sango, what happened? Did something bad happen? Sango, please tell me!" Miroku pleaded with her limp body. He was starting to worry a lot now.

Sango just weakly opened her eyes, a smile playing in her mind, but not on her face. She opened her mouth to say something, but she couldn't think of anything at the moment. What was she to say?

As Miroku waited for Sango to speak, Sesshoumaru was watching the scene with interest. So, the monk really did care for her. He poked Kagome in the back, to avert her attention from the two in front of her, to the youkai behind her. She turned around, and she mouth a 'what'. Sesshoumaru brought his head closer to hers, so he could whisper in her ear.

"The monk is radiating fear and sadness from his body. He also has worry in his scent also. It seems that the monk truly does care for your friend, from what I am seeing." Kagome's face lit up, and she knocked on the wall lightly, so Sango could hear.

Just as Sango was going to say something stupid, she heard the knocks on the wall. She instantly stood up, causing Miroku's eyes to turn into two small dots on his face. Sango smiled, and quickly said her farewell.

"Well, thanks Miroku, I'm fine now, you can go, and I'll just..." Sango pointed off to the distance, as she started to walk off, quite quickly.

"...Go."

The word could barely be heard by Miroku. He just stood in the same position, his arm up, palm face up, his eyes two small dots, and he sweatdropped.

Kagome just walked casually out from the corner, as Sesshoumaru followed her. Miroku didn't even turn his head to look at them, he was just stunned at how quickly Sango had managed to heal. Kagome just snickered quietly, as she walked by him, following the direction Sango left in. Sesshoumaru just followed her, shaking his head from how gullible the monk could be.

Who else could be so idiotic to believe that what just happened wasn't set up?

Miroku could.

Kagome just left Miroku to fend for his own matters, she just had to tell Sango the great news that Sesshoumaru had told her. Was their plan really that successful? Would anybody else care if she fell in front of them like that? She didn't care. All she knew was that Miroku had given her the slightest bit of hope that he would have great emotions for Sango. She had wanted the best for her friend, and she knew that this was better then that other youkai, Seekou. Or so she hoped.

As Kagome walked the way that Sango had ran away to, Sesshoumaru followed her, ever so gracefully, to watch what would happen next. But, the only thing that was on his mind was Kagome. He wanted to watch over her, be around her all the time, and be noticed by her. And most definatly, he wanted her to visit him in his chambers that night. Oh, would he be pleased if she did.

As he thought of the night that was going to come, a smirk grew on his face.

'Oh, little miko, you are mine.'

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Inuyasha walked around his old home, sinking in every detail that lay upon the castle, remembering many memories from his childhood. Many good ones, many bad ones.

He remembered the times when Sesshoumaru hadn't hated him. The times that Sesshoumaru and he would play together, when he was but a tiny little thing. Those times made him feel uneasy, but he couldn't explain why.

He had heard, from a distance, Kagome and Sango laughing, and he could smell Sesshoumaru with them as well. What was going on? Why was Sesshoumaru with them? Just as he had gone too deep in his thoughts, he hit himself on the head, stopping his thoughts abruptly. He had gotten too concerned with Kagome! He really needed to stop doing that, for the sake of him and Kagome...

The thoughts of Kikyo started to flood his mind, but he felt nothing. Was he falling out of love with her? Was that even possible? He would have never of guessed it in the past. But now, it was happening.

Why didn't he just leave with Kikyo? He wouldn't stand a chance with Kagome, he couldn't even see Kagome without Sesshoumaru watching his every move. Should he just leave? Or should he stay with all of his friends? They had seemed happy to see him when he came to talk to Kagome. Did they actually...care for him? He held his head, and shook it.

No...with all of the past events that had happened, why would his friends care for him? He had blown them off, left them in the middle of the night to see Kikyo, and had ignored their complaints about being human. Now, he was starting to feel bad, one of the many things that he rarely did.

As Inuyasha was caught up in his thoughts, Kagome had seen him pass by. She told Sango she'd be right back, and told Sesshoumaru to just let them talk for a second, alone. He just nodded silently, trying to trust his brother.

Kagome had ran up to him, and gave him a hug, throwing Inuyasha out from his thoughts. Kagome let go from him and smiled, leaving a very confused hanyou to stare at her. Why had she ran up on him like that?

"Inuyasha, I just wanted to tell you...that I'm sorry. I'm sorry that I've been such a bitch lately, its just...Sesshoumaru..." Inuyasha's eyes deepened, causing Kagome to hold her hands up.

"Oh, no, no, no! Don't think of it like that! He's just so protective of me, that he thought you'd hurt me or something." Inuyasha just looked up to her, and smiled back.

"No, Kagome, I'm the one who should be apologizing. I'm sorry for the many, many times I've hurt you in the past...and present...and I know its almost impossible to forgive me, but just know that I really am sorry..." Inuyasha was cut off by a tight hug from Kagome.

Kagome just hugged him there for awhile, Inuyasha occasionally hugging her back. Kagome just squeezed tighter, ans said the only thing she could think of.

"Inuyasha...friends forever?"

Inuyasha just smiled, and squeezed her tighter as well.

"Yes, friends forever."

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Woo! Another chapter, done! Well, Kagome's and Sango's plan was really stupid, I had a lot more idiotic ones...but I couldn't make them work :P And Kags and Inu made their friendship up :) Well, I'm all typed out, Read and Review, and until next time:)