Disclamer: I don't own Inuyasha

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Normal POV

"Ow, my back!" Kagome had just woken up and was attempting to sit up.

She woke up to find herself in a very comfortable bed. "Where am I?" 'Oh, now I remember, I was attacked by a youkai and Sesshomaru saved me, but that doesn't explain where I am.'

Kgome decided to go see where she was and who brought her here.

So she got up and noticed that someone had changed her cloths. She was now wearing a white yukata. Kagome looked around the room she was in looking for her school uniform. When she didn't find it Kagome noticed closet near the bed, she walked over to and opened it. What she saw was amazing, there were many beautiful kimonos of all that you could come up with. Kagome chose a red kimono with gold cranes going across the bottom, with a gold obi. She put her hair up in a high ponytail and headed out of her room.

When she got out it looked like she was in a castle of some sort. Kagome began walking down the hallway having no clue as to where she was going.

Ten minutes after she began her little exploration she was lost. 'Great, I haven't seen anyone at all and now I'm lost.'

Kagome's thoughts were cut off when she heard a cold, emotionless voice speak to her. "You shouldn't be wandering around my castle in your condition."

She turned around to see Sesshomaru. 'Uh-Oh' "I'm sorry Sesshomaru, I didn't know where I was so I kinda went exploring." When she finished Kagome was whispering, but Sesshomaru heard every word with his supreme hearing.

"You should return to your room." He stated in the same tone as before.

"Well that's kind of a problem, because I don't know how to get there." She said.

"Fine, follow me." Sesshomaru started walking with Kagome following.

All of a sudden Kagome fell to the floor in pain from her back. Once Sesshomaru noticed this he was at her side in an instant.

"Are you OK?" Sesshomaru asked in a cold tone, but you could see a hint of worry in his eyes.

Kagome nodded and tried to stand, only to fall back into Sesshomaru's arms (yes, I said armS, he has both in this story). He picked her up and carried her the rest of the way to her room.

"Go inside and I'll be back in a minute, I have an ointment to put on your back that will help it." With that he raced out of the room.

By the time Kagome got on her bed Sesshomaru was back.

"You'll need to slip off you kimono top." Said Sesshomaru.

Kagome just stared at him like he had grown a second head. He noticed this so he clarified what he meant. "So I can apply the ointment." He finished.

With a small "oh" Kagome turned around so her back was facing him and slipped down the top of her kimono, pulling a sheet around her front.

Sesshomaru walked over to her, and sat down behind her on the bed. When he started to rub the creme onto her back she stiffened at first but then relaxed against his surprisingly gentle touch.

They didn't speak until Kagome winced when Sesshomaru touched a rather deep scratch. Being as gentle as he could he continued rubbing the ointment on her back, this time speaking.

"Don't you know not to be out in the forest alone, human? Why..." Sesshomaru cut off be Kagome.

"Kagome"

"What?" Questioned a slightly confused taiyoukai.

"My name is Kagome not human, woman, wench, bitch, or anything else that you may come up with. Please, just Kagome."

Sesshomaru was a little surprised at the things she had been called, but he guessed that those names had all came from Inuyasha.

"All right, but you will address me as Sesshomaru-sama."

"Deal"

With a nod of his head Sesshomaru continued what he was saying.

"Why were you out in the forest, unarmed, in the first place?" He questioned.

He was confused when he smelt salt from tears. 'I wonder what happened to her, it better not have been my idiot half-brother.' Sesshomaru was shocked at his thoughts. 'When did I start caring about what happened to her?' He asked himself.

'Because you like her'.

'Who are you?'

'I'm you, the nicer more thoughtful part of you.'

'Well, go away, you're annoying.'

'I'll go away, but only for now.'

"You don't have to tell me, I was just curious." Sesshomaru stated finishing rubbing her back.

She put her top back on and turned to face him, tears running down her face, but it was clear that she was trying to stop them.

"No, I'll tell you, I owe you that much for helping me." Kagome said while fighting back her tears.

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