Psycho Demon-Witch: Yay, I got quite a few reviews for my last chapter! A few people have asked me where I got some of my ideas, or why I did certain things. Here are answers to those questions:
Where did I get the idea to write this? I don't know exactly. I've seen this pairing several times before, and decided it would be interesting to write about, but as for the plot, I'm usually making it up as I go along. (sweatdrop).
Why did I let Kagome's friends know about the feudal era? Again, I don't know. But one reason is with Sesshoumaru being emotional, he is bound to lose his temper and say things not meant to be said. I just have a very strange imagination. I should write a book with it, lol. Just kidding, I don't think I would be very good at it. Even though I could easily come up with my own characters, coming up with a plot for a whole book would be hard. That and thinking up realistic-not-really-real locations and customs for different people.

One thing I'm happy about: I drew a picture of a life-like person (not anime for once) and it actually looked life-like. And I drew from my head, no model at all. I'm not that good at drawing without something to copy from, so I was quite pleased with it. : ) And my art teacher says I'm a natural at drawing with sticks. Using sticks and inks we were copying a dead tree suspended from the ceiling in our art class, and my friends looked quite evil. She said 'this is a tree, looking at people and getting pissed off'. I said 'the ironic thing is it's drawn on paper'. It's quite funny if you think about it, my friend and I were in hysterics for about 15 minutes, but if you don't get it, tell me and I will explain it in the next chapter.
I've just started taking Japanese as a recreational activity at college, so I'll be adding more Japanese words from now on. Ok, I'm rambling, so I'm going to shut up. (I've never said so much at the beginning of a chapter before… oops, shutting up now).

Chapter Eight
When they landed in the well, they noticed something off straight away. It was too quiet. Their friends hadn't come to greet them. They jumped up out of the well (Kagome in Inuyasha's arms) and looked around. There was no sign of them.

Inuyasha suddenly growled, while Sesshoumaru tensed. "What's wrong?" Kagome whispered. It was obvious to her that there was trouble nearby, even if she couldn't tell what it was.

"Naraku" Inuyasha hissed. Kagome gasped.

"That must be where the others are. They must be fighting Naraku" she exclaimed. Inuyasha nodded. He looked over to Sesshoumaru, who seemed to have gone into a trance.

"Hey, are you alright?" he asked. Sesshoumaru gave no answer, other than a slight nod of the head. They set off for the direction of their friends and Naraku's scent.

They arrived not too far from the village, and saw Sango, Kirara, Miroku and InuTaisho fighting Naraku. Inuyasha drew his sword and leapt right into the battle, and Kagome took her bow off her back and pulled out an arrow. She notched it, aimed and then let it loose. The arrow did no harm, Naraku had yet another barrier. Inuyasha tried the Kaze no Kizu to rip the barrier apart, but he too had no luck. Naraku laughed. "You do not think the same attack will work on me twice, do you?" he sneered. "I have no time for you. I came for Sesshoumaru, and now that he's here I will be taking him away with me" he continued.

"I don't think so, you're not getting anywhere near him" Inuyasha yelled. Naraku merely laughed again.

"Do you really think you can stop me?" he asked.

"Hell yeah I can, and I will" Inuyasha snapped. Kagome was amazed at Inuyasha's anger. The only time she had seen him this mad was when he was in his demonic form. 'He must really care for Sesshoumaru' she thought. She had no idea of how much he cared for his older sibling. She was shook out of her thoughts when a tentacle flew her way. She barely dodged it as it flew past her and grazed her shoulder.

After a few minutes, Sesshoumaru had noted that they had each told him to keep away from the fight at least once, Inuyasha telling him the highest number of times. He had done as he was told, but he knew he could only hold back so long. Watching his friends and family being hurt was frustrating him, and that they didn't want him to join them. His instincts were demanding that he fight, and he was giving in to them.

They were all breathing heavily now. Naraku had injured most of them as they tried to attack him, yet none of their own attacks had hit him yet. Not even InuTaisho had landed a blow yet. Nothing seemed to work, and they were losing hope that they would survive.

Sesshoumaru was getting really angry now. Why couldn't Naraku leave them alone? Hadn't he hurt them enough? Angry tears came to his eyes. He drew his own sword and walked towards the others. Inuyasha looked at him. "What are you doing?" he asked him.

"Naraku said that your attack wouldn't work on him again. Maybe alone it won't, but maybe if we attack together we can be rid of him… for a short time anyway" Sesshoumaru replied. A grin came upon Inuyasha's face.

"Sounds like a good plan" he said. Naraku, who had been listening carefully, was worried. He had only ever had one brother attack him at a time, never both, and he wasn't sure if his barrier would be able to withstand the power of both of them combined. Sesshoumaru saw the flicker of worry pass over Naraku's face and smirked. He was satisfied that he could instil fear into the bastard who had raped him, but he would not be truly happy until Naraku was gone for good.

HE readied his sword, and Inuyasha did the same. They looked at each other briefly before unleashing their attack. There was a small resistance from the barrier when the attack hit, but it soon crumbled away, leaving Naraku vulnerable to attack.

Altogether they unleashed their attacks on Naraku, destroying his current body. They knew he would return eventually, he always did, but hopefully it wouldn't be for a while yet.

A bubble appeared around what remained of Naraku and took him to where ever he happened to be residing at this moment in time.

The company all sighed in relief. They walked back to the village in silence, until they saw the others approaching them.

Jaken, Ah-Un, Rin and Shippo had not been present at the battle. The main reason was they didn't want Rin there, and Ah-Un would not budge with out her, which meant that Jaken would not go either. Shippo had been bribed to stay away, with them saying Rin needed more reliable protection than 'the little toad' and Shippo has instantly agreed. Children were so easy to bribe.

Shippo had smelled them approaching, and told Rin, who asked if Sesshoumaru was with them. Shippo had told her he didn't know. Rin yelled in joy when she saw Sesshoumaru was with them. She had missed him when he was gone. It had taken some time to convince her he wasn't being hurt again, even though she saw him go and knew where he was. She ran over to him. "Lord Sesshoumaru, you're back" she cried. Sesshoumaru smiled slightly.

"Off course I am, I said I would be" he replied, Rin beamed up at him. She looked towards the others.

"Did you beat that evil Naraku?" she asked innocently.

"Of course we did" Kagome said. "It was thanks to Sesshoumaru we managed it. He came up with the idea of attacking together" she continued.

"Don't get used to that idea. He will eventually create more powerful barriers to repel our attacks, even when they are combined" Sesshoumaru said quietly.

"Well still, it really helped us" Kagome argued. Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes at her and she stuck her tongue out at him. He glared at her before doing the same. The others laughed at their behaviour. Apparently Sesshoumaru had a slightly childish side to him.

Sesshoumaru was amazed. Even though they had just been in a battle and were worn out, they could still joke around. Is this what he had missed out on all his life? If it was, he wasn't going to give it up in a hurry. He wasn't sure if that was him thinking, or just his hormones, but whatever it was he was happy with it.

"Come on, guys. Kaede just made a stew" Shippo said. Sesshoumaru assumed they mustn't have eaten yet with all the excitement. They walked back to the village and greeted the old priestess. Kaede poured some stew into several bowls and passed it around. Even Kagome, Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru had some, even though they wouldn't have been as hungry as the others, they had still fought. That and Sesshoumaru's appetite had dramatically increased in the last couple of weeks, and Inuyasha was a pig anyway. As they ate, Kagome told them all that had happened in her era. They had all been surprised to learn that Sesshoumaru was getting prone to losing his temper, because, even though he was pregnant they assumed he could always control his temper.

Once they had finished, they just sat in Kaede's hut resting. Sesshoumaru was leaned against the wall, right next to the door with his hands rested on his swollen stomach. He could feel Inuyasha's eyes on him sometimes and longed to be held in his arms.

Kagome noticed the looks Inuyasha was giving Sesshoumaru, and that Sesshoumaru tensed whenever he seemed to notice that Inuyasha was staring at him. She narrowed her eyes. Something was going on here, and she wanted to know what it was.

"Hey, Inuyasha, can I talk to you for a minute?" she asked in what she hoped was a calm voice. Sesshoumaru noticed the edge in her voice and looked up at her. He could tell she was angry about something. 'She suspects something' he thought. She was a lot quicker than people gave her credit for sometimes. Inuyasha nodded and when she turned sharply and exited the hut, he followed. He met Sesshoumaru's eyes briefly, indicating he knew what this 'talk' might be about, and he horribly suspected it might involve a few 'sits'.

After they had left, Sesshoumaru strained his ears, not wanting to miss a word of what was said outside. The others were curious. "What do you think she wants to talk to him about?" Shippo asked.

"I don't know, but it looked serious. Maybe he did something wrong again" Sango said. Sesshoumaru nearly snapped at her, but stopped himself at the last second. He could be wrong about what the conversation was about.

(Outside)

"What do you want to talk to me about?" Inuyasha asked, hoping the nervousness in his voice wasn't obvious.

"I think you already know" Kagome began in a frustrated voice. Inuyasha shook his head quickly. "You and Sesshoumaru are hiding something, and I want to know what it is" she finished. She looked at him in triumph when she saw his nervous expression. Her face softened when she saw the distress that replaced it. "Please, tell me what's going on, whatever it is I'll help you. Please, just trust me?" she pleaded. Inuyasha turned his gaze down.

"Kagome… I have… fallen in love with someone" he said hesitantly. To Inuyasha's surprise, Kagome's face broke into a smile.

"That great! Who is it?" she asked.

"That's what I'm worried about…"

"Aren't the feelings reciprocated?" Kagome asked, some of her happiness fading.

"Yes! Yes, they are. But our love isn't accepted in human customs" Inuyasha said. Kagome was puzzled.

"Inuyasha… who exactly is it you love?" she asked quietly. Inuyasha looked down. She saw a movement at Kaede's door and saw Sesshoumaru standing there. Then it all fell into place.

"It's Sesshoumaru, right?" she whispered. It sounded more like a statement than a question.

"Yes, it is" Inuyasha replied, almost as quietly. Kagome smiled.

"I know it's not acceptable by human standards, but you two belong together" she said. Inuyasha looked up suddenly.

"You mean it?" he asked cautiously.

"Of course, you're my friend. Friends don't abandon each other over things like that" Kagome replied. She smiled again at him. "What about the others? When are you going to tell them?" she asked. Inuyasha shrugged.

"I don't know, we haven't thought about that yet" he replied. Kagome nodded. Neither of them noticed Sesshoumaru approach. When they did they jumped a foot in the air. "Sesshoumaru! Would you not do that? Stupid cat" Inuyasha exclaimed. Sesshoumaru glared at him.

"I am only a quarter cat" he snapped.

"Whatever" Inuyasha said. Sesshoumaru turned to Kagome.

"So, you figured it out" he said calmly. Kagome nodded carefully.

"You are brighter than people give you credit for… occasionally" Sesshoumaru told her.

"Thanks… I think" Kagome replied, unsure of if it was a compliment or and insult.

"It was a compliment" Inuyasha said shortly. Kagome beamed.

"Father knows too" Sesshoumaru said suddenly. Inuyasha gave him a look that said 'I know'. Kagome blinked. "You can't expect him to not hear you. He is a powerful demon" Sesshoumaru said.

"Shall we tell the others?" Inuyasha asked.

"We will soon" Sesshoumaru said. Inuyasha nodded.

"Well, let's get back to the others" Kagome said cheerfully. They all walked back into the hut, waiting to see if any of the others had heard what was said.

"Psycho Demon-Witch: Well, that was better than the last one.Inmy opinion it was anyway. Sorry about the fight scene, I'm no good at them. Never have been. Please review!