Summary: Kagome has been hesitating on what to do. Naraku is dead, the jewel is gone, and the well is still open. There are worse problems than just that, though. These new problems about the man that she truely loves. Getting around to realize the emotions is tougher than anything else...

Rating: T (Oh my gosh! My lowest rating ever!)

That last chapter bored me. This is where the romance will start, and the pain will... Pain won't end, but it'll slow down quite a bit.

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Jammed
Chapter Four: Interrogation

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Kagome began walking back home as it started snowing. She should have brought something to warm herself. The clothing was only fit to cover her body, not stand up to weather.

Kagome's teeth began to chatter as she trudged back to the hut. She was cold, she was tired, and the snow that was falling didn't help her any. She closed her eyes, but her feet continued to move beneath her. She ran into something. Something hard. Her head started throbbing as she hit the ground from the toughness of the object.

Kagome's eyes opened slightly, just long enough to see a flash of white. Her brain tried to figure out the piece of white, until she was slipped into a black world. Sleep consumed her entire body.

Kagome opened her eyes once again. A sudden burst of light came rushing at her, and she had to close them once again. Her head was still hurting, and she felt sick. This had to have been what a hangover felt like. She opened her eyes slightly, allowing minimal light to come in. Slowly, she opened them all the way.

The white ceiling was confusing her. They only had ceilings like these in fancy homes or back in her time. She couldn't have gotten to her time, though. No one knew that she lived on the other side of the well. Well, Sango, Miroku, and Kaede were the exception of that. But, she wasn't around any of them.

So, she was in a really fancy home. That was the only other explanation. She slowly began to check her body, making sure each limb was still there. She had both arms, ten fingers, ten toes, two legs, and a stomach. Everything checked out to her. She moved under the blankets, and her stomach muscles instantly yelled at her for it. Suddenly, her eyes widened and she touched her body with her hands.

She wasn't dressed. She had been when she blacked out, though. Someone had taken her clothes off, and that idea scared her. Had she been raped? Kidnapped? What had happened to her since she blacked out? How long was she out of it? Hours, days, months? She didn't even want to think of being blacked out for years.

Then came the obvious question. Where in the hell was she? She couldn't have been home, since no one was able to put her in and take her out of the well. She didn't know of any rich people (or demons) that were around the area. So, some stranger had to have taken her in when he saw her condition.

Then he undressed her, and... Kagome rubbed her head and pulled the blankets off. No, there were no scars or bruises or cuts. She had cuts when she left. Not big ones, but small ones. Someone had healed her, too.

The door open, and Kagome jumped. The man standing there saw her, against a wall, undressed, with the blankets scattered away. His eyes grew wide as a blush appeared on his face. He should have looked away from her, but he couldn't. Her body entranced him.

A hit from someone behind him brought him out of pervert-land. He bowed to Kagome and the man behind the door, then he left. Kagome pulled the blanket up to her chest as a white-haired demon stepped into the room.

"I am sorry to have not been here when you awoke, Mistriss Kagome. Rin required my attention for the time." Sesshoumaru formally apologized. Kagome shook her head, trying to find the words to push his apology away.

"Are you feeling well?" He asked. Kagome took a deep breath and tried to ask all her questions. None of them came out, though. She pulled the blanket even tighter against herself and tried to ask one question at a time.

"How did I get here?" She asked.

"I was seeking you for permission in something. The wolf demon left and you became so cold, you could hardly walk. Then you ran into my armor and passed out." Sesshoumaru replied.

"Who undressed me?" She asked next.

"Excuse me?" Sesshoumaru asked.

"Someone undressed me. I have no clothes on! Who did it!" Kagome whined. Sesshoumaru winced and tried to clean earwax out of his ear.

"I sent Rin to undress you. I don't have female maids, so she was given the job." Sesshoumaru said. Kagome nodded her head then fell silent.

"What were you asking permission for?" She squeaked out.

"You and I both know that the jewel gave me an arm, and I have the ability to wield Tetsaiga. But, I will not do such things unless you approve first. I understand how hard my half-brother's death has been on you, and I wish for your permission before I use the sword as my own." Sesshoumaru said.

"You have to be kidding." Kagome said before she could stop herself.

"I am not."

"You're asking me, a pathetic human, for permission to use the sword that belonged to your brother that you hated?" Kagome asked in one breath.

"In so many words, yes." He said. Kagome sighed then nodded her head.

"I don't care." She finally said.

"You don't care?" Sesshoumaru questioned. Kagome gave him a look to show the scoff she was holding back.

"Sounds like that's what I just said." She said smartly. Sesshoumaru growled at her then looked down.

"I had first intended to take the weapon from you by force. But I remembered the loss you endured and how bad it must hurt you and your human emotions. I did not want to bring further pain on such emotions." Sesshoumaru said. Kagome stared at him, as if trying to decipher the words he had just started to blurt.

"For saying that so… formally, you can use the sword." She managed to squeak. The demon lord nodded then began to leave.

"Wait."

"What else disturbs you, Mistress Kagome?" He inquired as he turned around once again.

"Why does my stomach hurt?" Kagome asked. She placed a hand over the massive bruise that her stomach was behind and winced.

"You ran into my armor. You weren't able to avoid your stomach colliding with my armor as well." Sesshoumaru said regally. Kagome nodded her head then looked out the window.

"Relax, Mistress Kagome. As soon as the bruise and swelling go down, I shall let you return to the human village." Sesshoumaru reassured her. Kagome nodded, even though she didn't hear a word he had said.

She was in a room, naked, with Inuyasha's brother. He was fully clothed, but she felt guilty. If she weren't such a weak human, she would have been able to stay awake when she ran into him.

If she weren't such a weak and pathetic human, Inuyasha would still be alive. It was her fault for not protecting him when he needed it most. She had let him down, and she would suffer forever until she could find a way to forgive herself.

"My memory almost failed me." Sesshoumaru placed a bundle of flowers on Kagome's lap then stalked off. Kagome looked at the flowers then towards the door he left through.

Her mind reeled with ideas on why he would have given her flowers. She didn't think that the demon lord even cared for her that much. Perhaps it was supposed to be a thank-you gift for her letting him wield the sword.

But how could he have known that she would approve? Kagome held her head in her hands to calm down. She was getting ahead of herself. They're flowers, her mind told her. Her heart told her that only men in love give flowers.

"He's not human, and he has different standards." Kagome finally hissed at herself. Both her mind and her heart quieted and went back to the jobs they were supposed to be doing.

Kagome's stomach growled just as Sesshoumaru was coming in with food. He had his eyes closed, she noticed. He probably did not want to intrude on her privacy. The thought he had put into that – even if it wasn't much – was touching.

"Eat this. The provisions may not be to your liking. They have remedies in them that will aid in your healing process." Sesshoumaru told her. Kagome nodded and willingly took the food. She began to eat it fast enough to avoid tasting it at all.

The demon lord smiled at how… un-ladylike she was. Most demonesses would have at least attempted to keep their cool while they fed their starving stomachs. This one dove in without a care.

Sesshoumaru let himself grin once more. He turned on his heel and left, leaving a confused Kagome behind.

He had just smiled. Why? How? Kagome had never seen him smile before. The thought of him smiling now was scary. Her naked under the covers did nothing to drive away the thought, though.

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Next Chapter...
Kagome heads back to Kaede's, figuring out an explanation for why she took so long to do her errand. About a mile away from the village, Kagome is confronted with soemthing. The village is far, and she won't last long enough to get there. So, she turns around and runs to the place she came from. Hopefully, she won't upset anyone...

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- Lonely Bird