AN: oh, in case you all were wondering, Sesshoumaru has both of his arms. ^^ in my stories, i can't help but to always keep him with both arms. :P

mirokuluver: ok, thanks for the info. lol, did you know that the friends Rora has are exactly like mine. and my friend really does like to say windex. lol she says that that's her word.... and that she's the supreme ruler of the universe. lol, my friends are just so random and it's actually good to have random friends. ^^

Van-Stolin: ok, thanks for the info, but what i was thinking is that there was a house next to the main shrine. at least, that's what i thought in the episodes..... but o well, this is a fanfic, anything can happen. ^_~

Sesshomaruinluv: lol, thanks for telling me that. i changed it, so now it's all better. here's a new chappie, hope you like it. ^^

cerridwen heron: well, i guess i can try to let it down on the cliffies, but there just so much fun! ^^' and you'll find out about Sesshy and Rora in this chapter! ^^ enjoy.... i'll lay off the cliffies every now and then. ;)

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Vocab.

Kitsune ~ fox

Matte ~ wait

Osuwari ~ sit

Hai ~ yes

Yare yare ~ oh brother

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Chapter 10: True Confessions

"Okay, since InuYasha is lying helplessly on the ground, why don't we make camp?" Kagome said in a perky like voice. InuYasha would glare at her, but he was lying, face down, in the dirt, and didn't want to be sat again. 'Yup, I'm so abused.'

"Hehehehehe, InuYasha no kudano baka." Shippou giggled quietly, thinking that the helpless InuYasha wouldn't do anything.

As Shippou continued giggling quietly, he didn't notice InuYasha struggling to his feet. InuYasha glared at Shippou and started stomping over to Shippou. This, Shippou noticed and he turned around, twicthing never ending as he turned.

"Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, SHIPPOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU'RE GOING DOWN LITTLE MAN!!!!!!!!!" InuYasha yelled, chasing the poor little kitsune as if he was a little but that needed to be squashed quickly.

Seeing this, Kagome frowned and crossed her arms as the two demons ran back and forth in the clearing. "... That's it!" Kagome called out, "OSUWARI!!"

BANG!!!!

This time, Kagome's little sit command left InuYasha lying in a crator that was nearly 15 feet deep.

"InuYasha, you need to LIGHTEN up, and Shippou, you need to stop it with the insults." Kagome said.

".... Is it just me, or is Kagome sitting InuYasha a little bit more than usual?" Miroku asked, in a whisper, to Sango. Sango slowly nodded her head in agreement, but soon found herself in a uncomfortable situation.

SMACK!!

"HENTAI!!" Sango called out. Miroku once again had another red hand print on his face.

"W-What am I going to do?" Miroku whispered as Sango stormed away from the pervert of a monk, lying on the ground as well as InuYasha. Sango was heading towards Kagome, along with Kirara, so she wouldn't have to deal with any thing else that pervert would do.

"Lately, I begin to wonder if they'll ever change..." Kagome sighed.

"I think that that will be a... never." Sango joked at first. Kagome and Sango giggled for a split second before they heard some familar voices nearby.

"....... That sounds like.......... Rora!" Kagome said.

"Rora? Well, finding was easier than I thought." InuYasha said, standing up as if his life depended on it. "I thought I smelt something familar in the air."

"Come on, we need to go and see if Rora is okay." Kagome said as she, Sango, Kirara, and Shippou started they're way towards the nearby bushes to do a little 'spy game'.

Kagome was the first one to peek through a bush before InuYasha and Miroku could even get within 10 feet of the bush. Kagome just sighed at the thought of InuYasha acting so helpless and the concentrated on the very interesting scence going on before her and Sango. Little did they know, they were witnessing a very surprising moment that would ever come from InuYasha's so called hated brother.

"What's going on? Why hasn't Sesshoumaru finished Rora off by now?" Sango asked in a very soft whisper.

"I don't know, maybe... he's changed." Kagome whispered back, but never took her eyes off the scene before her. At this time, InuYasha and Miroku had finally made it to the bushes and to watch what was so interesting.

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Rora felt her heart pounding with each and every second that past. As she struggled to find the answer to Sesshoumaru's question, she soon realized that she had a very good reason to stay in the feudal era. She realized that if she went back to her time, then she would be severely punished by her parents. At this rate, she finally came to a conclusion. She finally found the answer for the question.... but she just needed to find a way how to say it. 'What am I going to do!? I've got the answer now, but...... but how can I say it......? Matte, Sesshoumaru-sama wouldn't ask me this kind of question unless........ Could it be that he's.... changed? But how? I mean, I've only been with him for like a day or two! *sigh* Okay, I'll give this a shot, but hopefully, if I say everything right, I might find out how Sesshoumaru-sama actually feels.

Rora lowered her head, covering her eyes, before saying anything, "... All right... I'll..... I'll stay."

Sesshoumaru's eyes widened slightly as soon as he heard the single word 'stay'. He was surprised to hear Rora say yes to his question, but he tried his best not to show it.

"You'll stay!?" Sesshoumaru said softly. Rora kept her head low, but she gave a small smile.

"... Yes, but..." Rora paused for a second, "... I'll stay.... only for you and no other..."

Sesshoumaru's eyes widened at this and this time, he didn't keep his emotionless mask on. Rora could see his emotion now. Upon seeing each others emotions, they didn't know what move they should make next. Rora, on the other hand, got tired of sitting on Aun after a while, so she just hopped off, hoping that maybe it will end the moment of silence. To her, the moment of silence was both comfortable.... and uncomfortable.

As soon as Rora had gotten on the ground, Sesshoumaru started to swiftly and calmly walk towards her. Rora noticed the look in Sesshoumaru's eyes, and didn't know what to do now. The emotion in which she saw in Sesshoumaru's eyes made her feel comfortable.... it made her feel welcome...... it made her feel like one of her most treasured dreams was about to come true.

Rora was still unsure of what to do, but she tried her best not to blush. After many tries of trying to stop a blush, she failed. Apparently, the closer Sesshoumaru got to her, the more she would blush. 'Oh man! Can this be possible!? It's like Sesshoumaru-sama is a totally different person... buy why? I've only been with him for about a day! .... But..., sometimes... people fall in love at first sight.... could that be why Sesshoumaru-sama is like a different person around me...? I wonder if.... if that's really it...'

As soon as Sesshoumaru was right in front of Rora, he lifted one hand to her chin, lifting Rora's head up to face him directly. Rora couldn't help to blush out of control for this. It wasn't long before she had realized exactly what was going on. But as their gaze continued, Rora just stiffened from head to toe. Even though Rora was severely blushing, Sesshoumaru just had a calm, emotional look as his eyes gazed deeply in Rora's eyes.

"Do you really mean it? You'll stay... only for me?" Sesshoumaru said softly, not moving one inch.

"H-Hai. I do."

Sesshoumaru smiled at this, and seeing him smile, Rora couldn't help but to smile back. 'Is this what it feels like? Is this what it's like to find someone you really care for? I still can't beleive that this is really happening. First, I'm a MAJOR fan of Sesshoumaru when I first saw him in the series. Second, I find out that I have to move to Japan. Third, I go through a well, meet the InuYasha gang, and then came across Sesshoumaru-sama who has a different personality around me..... Boy, you never know what can happen now can you?'

"... That really means a lot to me." Sesshoumaru said after a brief pause. Rora was surprised at this, but she didn't show it... she just continued blushing. Being the shy girl that she was, blushing was one of her main habits. 'Man..., I really need to learn how to break this blushing habit. I wonder if I'll ever break that- WHA!?'

Before Rora even knew it, she had been jerked into Sesshoumaru's arms. A comfortable hold that was something that was worth a lot more than one could imagine. 'What the?*mental panting* This is very surprising! But what can I say..., I LOVE THIS WORLD!!! It's a lot better than the one I used to be in.'

".... S-Sesshoumaru-sama!?" Rora in pure surprise, eyes widened as she said Sesshoumaru's name.

"Rora...... I love you."

Rora's eyes widened at the word 'love'. Now she knew..., she knew that even though she had been with Sesshoumaru for about a day, she knew that it was love at first sight. Images of when Rora had first met Sesshoumaru when he took care of InuYasha started flashing in her mind. When she had met him, he didn't act like the cold youkai that he was... he acted like a person that cared. He acted like a person that can be trusted in Rora's book.

".... And I... love you too." Rora softly said with a few tears rolling down her cheeks. She was crying... once she was crying with tears of joy.

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"KAWAII!!" Kagome whispered happily.

"Hmph, I think that it's just wrong... THAT'S MY BROTHER OUT THERE.... being.... kind?" InuYasha said quietly.

"Yare yare." Miroku sighed.

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so, how was that? hehehe, what will happen next? hehehe, wait and find out. i'm sorta grounded, but i'm still allowed to be on the computer for at least and hour, so i'll try to work faster on the next few chapters. please r&r! ja ne