Expect the Unexpected

No Promises Necessary

Disclaimer: Once again, I do not own Inuyasha…

Warnings: Future SessxKag…

Kagome floated around in the darkness. Her body numb, unable to move. She finally landed on the ground, but being unable to support herself, she fell to her knees. Suddenly, a bright light flashed in front of her and Inuyasha appeared. She tried to call out for help, but no words came out of her mouth. Inuyasha snorted and turned his back on her. As he started to walk away from her, the ground underneath her broke away and she started to fall once again.

"Inuyasha you jerk!" She yelled.

A sharp pain shot through her back as her backside hit the hard ground underneath her. She gasped from the wind being knocked out of her. A young girl ran up to her. Her hair was brown and hung loosely over her shoulders, except for one strand that stuck out of the top of her head. She gazed at Kagome with her brown eyes. A toad like creature carrying a staff with two heads on it stood next to the girl. Kagome recognized him immediately. He had tried to burn her, Miroku, and Shippo once before with that staff.

A noise behind her caused Kagome to turn her head quickly, sending another pain shooting throughout her body. Inuyasha's half brother, Sesshomaru stood there, looking down at her rubbing the right side of his face. A red mark had recently appeared on his cheek, as if someone had punched him.

"I save your life, then you punch me in return. How does my brother survive with you?" Sesshomaru asked coldly.

"What's that supposed to mean!" Kagome shouted at him as she stood up.

"Lord Sesshomaru. Why did you rescue her? She's a friend of the enemy." Jaken said sternly.

Sesshomaru stopped rubbing where Kagome had accidentally punched him and looked down at Jaken. When Sesshomaru did not reply, Jaken started to make assumptions about what Sesshomaru was planning to do.

"Are you going to use her as bait to lure your brother to you so you can defeat him? You're such a genius Lord Sesshomaru." Jaken said with enthusiasm.

"So you saved me?" Kagome asked.

"Of course he saved you! Isn't this what we've been talking ab… AAH!" Jaken flew a few feet in the air until he hit the wall after Sesshomaru kicked him. "Lord Sesshomaru… why?" Jaken whined as he slid down the rocky surface before he passed out.

"Yes, I did save you. Do not take it as a friendly gesture. It was merely out of instinct." Sesshomaru replied coldly. He turned his gaze from Kagome to Rin. "Rin, would you find something edible for her?"

"Yes Lord Sesshomaru!" Rin replied, saluting at the same time with a wide smile on her face. She skipped off happily, humming a tune to herself.

Sesshomaru pushed his way past Kagome and sat down, leaning his back against the valley wall. He pulled out the Tenseiga and Tokijin and set the swords on the ground beside him. Kagome marched over to him and stood over him, glaring. After deciding that the look did not suit her personality, her face softened.

"Where are we?" She asked. This was the first time she had noticed the black clouds that were hovering above them. Hardly any light got through them. There was a green mossy substance that hung on the walls that glowed brightly. It seemed to be the only source of light.

"The Valley of No Return." Sesshomaru replied quickly. He had no desire to carry on a conversation with her. He had every intention of dropping her off somewhere and leaving her.

Kagome sighed, then plopped down next to Sesshomaru. "Then I'll never see Inuyasha again." She said to herself sadly. A tear slid down her cheek and dropped onto the ground creating a dark spot among the light colored dirt. She crossed her arms around her legs and buried her face in her knees.

Sesshomaru abandoned his thoughts about leaving her as soon as he heard her whimpering. He found it rather annoying, especially since he could hear better than a human could. Would she be like this if he left her by herself? Suddenly, another thought pushed its way into his mind. She was chasing him. However, she was larger than he was. Actually, a lot larger. She was the size of a giant and she was blowing fire at him from her mouth. The fires of hell also surrounded her.

Sesshomaru sighed, and decided to take her along with him. Only for his own safety of course. He had enough to worry about, and he did not need someone mad at him. She was the reincarnation of the priestess Kikyo wasn't she? Then could she bind him to a tree for eternity with an arrow? The thought sent shivers down Sesshomaru's spine. If he were gone, who would watch over Rin? It was final; he was taking her with him.

A scream echoed in the distance. Kagome's head shot up and looked in the direction the scream came from. Another scream echoed through the valley. Kagome jumped up and ran in the direction it was coming from. Sesshomaru stood up quickly and followed her.

They rounded a corner, and found Rin surrounded by demons. Without hesitating, Sesshomaru jumped in between them and started to slash them with his claws. Kagome spotted a large demon climbing toward Rin from the valley wall. Sesshomaru was too busy to notice it as he kept slicing at the smaller demons. Kagome noticed a bow and a quiver of arrows lying on the ground near to her. She darted over and grabbed them. Without waiting for another second, Kagome place an arrow in the bow, took aim, and shot at the demon. The arrow glowed a light purple, sending a bright flash throughout the valley. The arrow punctured the demon, and it fell from the wall before its body disappeared. Sesshomaru finally slashed the last demon, then turned to make sure Rin was all right.

Kagome lowered her bow and rushed over to aid Sesshomaru. Rin was not wounded at all, but she was still shaken up from being ambushed by the horde of demons. She stood up and tried to keep a straight face to keep Sesshomaru from worrying. He smiled at her and rubbed her head gently. He turned to face Kagome.

"You saved Rin's life." Sesshomaru said calmly to her.

"I did it out of instinct." Kagome replied. Sesshomaru smiled at her. He would have never thought that they would have something in common. At least, he would not have thought that about a female human.

"Do you wish to see Inuyasha again?" Sesshomaru asked.

"Yes. I would love to see him again." Kagome replied quickly.

"Then I will take you to him." Sesshomaru said calmly.

Kagome smiled up at him. "Thank you! I promise to make it up to you some how."

"No promises necessary." Sesshomaru replied. "This is how I repay you for saving Rin's life."

Author's Note: Sorry for the late update guys! I usually update sooner than a week after the first chapter. Gomen nasai! Anyway, here you have the second chapter. I know Sesshomaru is sort of out of character. But it's a romance story people! I mean… Sesshomaru is not one for romance… You know.

I know Sheenachi… I kind of used your words from our conversation the other day… You don't mind do you?

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