I won't keep you up here. You know the drill.

Sesshomaru looked at Kagome with intensity.

'What you do to me' the words rang through Sesshomaru's head as he let his grip slip.

Kagome moved backwards trying to get away from him, crying the whole time.

His instincts took over and, for once, he let them take control. He grabbed Kagome by the arm and pulled her into an embrace. She squirmed and tried to get away from him.

"Let go! Let me go!" She cried, trying as hard as she could to get away from him.

Sesshomaru only tightened his hold on her and as she cried and squirmed.

Finally, sick of her trying to get away from him, he let out a low, sensual growl that sounded like a whimper. That sound was meant to sooth his mate, and, to his surprise, it calmed Kagome down right away.

She stood there, face pressed into his chest, his arms holding her there and cried in silence. If it wasn't for Sesshomaru Kagome would have sank to the floor in her depression.

Sesshomaru leaned down and nuzzled into her neck, like he would if she was his mate, and held her.

He regained his scenes but didn't move. He did not understand what this girl had done to him but seeing her cry like that had triggered something in him. He wanted to be like this with her. He wanted to be around her. And he didn't want her to cry.

He slowly took a few steps back and sat down on the bed, her coming with him.

"Kagome, please, stop crying." Sesshomaru whispered in her ear.

Kagome closed her eyes and just sat there, in his arms, for a few moments. She had, in fact stopped crying, and now all she wanted was to stay like that.

Sesshomaru stroked her hair, at peace, for a change.

"Sessho…I don't." Kagome stuttered.

"Hush." Sesshomaru told her huskily.

Kagome looked up at him. Their eyes met. His usually emotionless eyes were showing emotion. She could see the curiosity, and the sorrow and the want. And, as he starred back into hers, he could see the pain and the agony in those usual beautifully happy eyes.

She reached up and stroked his cheek, not believing that he could show emotion.

They sat like that for moments before she felt the warmth leave her. She wanted to cry out and tell him to stay but she didn't have to. He moved beside her and laid down.

She looked curiously at him and soon found herself being pulled down beside him.

As they laid there Sesshomaru started to growl low. They lay there, looking at each other, neither making a move to do anything.

He brought his hand up and ran it though her hair, pulling her closer to him.

He kissed the top of her head, causing her to shudder from the contact.

"Kagome." Sesshomaru mumbled.

"Yes?" Kagome asked him.

"Please, rethink your choice." Sesshomaru told her.

"My choice?" Kagome asked him, confused.

"You're choice not to tell me what is wrong." Sesshomaru lied.

He really had wanted to tell her not to leave. He wanted her to stay with him and Rin, at the castle, with him.

"I…can't." Kagome told him.

"Why not?" Sesshomaru asked her.

Kagome looked into his eyes, seeing everything his soul had let out.

Kagome nodded and thought.

"It started…with your brother." Kagome started. "I thought I loved him and I thought he loved me so I stuck with him. Through everything I was there. After he betrayed me with Kikyo, after he made me stay away from my family, even after everything he put me through. I don't know why but I stayed. We ended up in Naraku's castle, prepared. We wandered the castle alone, all looking for something. I found the entrance to the dungeon, the entrance to where the jewel was and I went to find him. And when I did I was devastated. He was standing in one of the illusions. He was given the choice, kill me and have the jewel or have me and destroy the jewel. I was standing right there when he destroyed the illusion of me. That's when he noticed me and knew that I had watched what he just did. My whole world had shattered before me. I ran, ran back to the basement. As I entered I just grabbed the jewel and ran. Naraku was furious and tried to stop me but I got out, thinking that by taking it he would be destroyed. And as I met up with the group I saw InuYasha. He looked at the jewel and demanded that I give it to him and when I said no he flipped. Miroku, he tried to protect me and InuYasha killed him, he did the same to Sango and Kilala when they tried to stop him. I ran, ran back to the village. I grabbed Shippo and left. And every time I see you I always think of those times when he didn't betray me and when he hadn't tried to kill me."

Kagome was crying again, silently.

Sesshomaru was just shocked. Out of all the explanations he could have gotten that was the most shocking.

He pressed his face into her hair and closed his eyes.

'Idiot brother I hope you know what you did to this girl.' Sesshomaru thought.

Sesshomaru held her tightly against him and let his chin rest on top of her head.

Slowly, Kagome slipped into a solemn sleep.

Sesshomaru gently stroked her hair and watched her as she slept. She looked so peaceful. He wiped away the tears that still lingered on her angelic face and smiled slightly, knowing that no one was watching.

Everything was calm and silent as they laid there.

Then, all of a sudden, Kagome started to whimper in her sleep.

As he looked at her in shock he seen her head twist, as if she had been slapped, and the cut's start to bleed.

Sesshomaru growled and shook her, waking her up.

Kagome woke up and looked at him, fear in her eyes.

"Kagome what happened?" Sesshomaru demanded.

"It was Naraku." Kagome told him shakily.

Sesshomaru nodded, now believing that he was alive more then ever.

Kagome pressed herself up against Sesshomaru and he let her. He couldn't help but become slightly aroused as he felt her pressing herself against him. He scolded himself, knowing the circumstances and hating, or pretending that he hated, her arousing him.

As Kagome calmed down there was a knock at the door. Sesshomaru inwardly growled at the disruption but got up, knowing neither he nor Kagome wanted him to, and opened the door.

One of his warriors was standing there with a serious expression on his face.

"Sir, I am sorry to interrupt, but we have news on Naraku." The demon warrior told him.

Sesshomaru nodded, Kagome joined them.

The demon hesitated but announced the findings.

"Naraku is alive. He has been spotted in the east." The demon told them; quickly excusing himself after the news was delivered.

Kagome stood there in shock. She knew he was alive but hearing it confirmed everything she wished wasn't true.

Sesshomaru stood with a grim expression on his face. He did not dare to look at Kagome.

"What now?" Kagome asked in a small, fearful voice.

Sesshomaru turned around and looked at her.

He did not know and he wished he did. He did not have an answer so he just looked past her.

Kagome closed in her eyes and sighed. She knew what had to be done. She didn't want to. But, what needed to be done would be.

"Kagome." Sesshomaru started.

"Don't." Kagome cut him off, looking at him. "Don't tell me that you can fix this and that it's going to be alright because its not."

Sesshomaru starred into her eyes.

Kagome turned around and walked over to her bag.

"What are you going to do, go after him yourself?" Sesshomaru asked her.

Kagome nodded.

"We have already been through this. Let me look into it." Sesshomaru told her.

"No, this is my problem, no one else's." Kagome told him, turning around to face him.

"I will not let you leave." Sesshomaru growled.

"You can't stop me." Kagome told him, looking down.

"I can, I have an army that can go after him. I will go after him." Sesshomaru replied.

"Take care of my son." Kagome told him, brushing past him.

Sesshomaru grabbed her wrist and pulled her back so they were face to face.

"I said no. If you go alone you'll die. Would you throw your life away so freely?" Sesshomaru demanded.

"It's my fault he isn't dead. I should have known that taking the jewel wouldn't kill him. He's not as powerful now, that's why he's been hiding. He'll be like any other demon I've faced." Kagome told him.

"And what if it isn't? What if he found another source of power or he has an army? Then what?" Sesshomaru questioned her.

"I'll handle that if it's a problem." Kagome told him.

"How? You haven't been trained to fight; you can't take on an army and expect to win." Sesshomaru told her, taking her pack from her and throwing it across the room, not spilling any contents.

"Then what should I do? Sit back and wait for him to kill me in my dreams?" Kagome demanded.

"If you're alone and you sleep what do you think he'll do? No one will be there to stop him!" Sesshomaru told her.

Kagome knew he was right but it was her problem and she would have to face it.

"Sesshomaru please." Kagome replied.

Sesshomaru pulled Kagome into an embrace again.

"No, going alone is foolish." Sesshomaru told her.

"I have to go Sesshomaru." Kagome told him, pulling away and looking at him.

"Then I'm coming with you." Sesshomaru told her.

"No, you have Rin to think about." Kagome told him.

"And you have Shippo I don't see the difference." Sesshomaru replied.

"Shippo is a demon, he can survive without me. You know that Rin would die if you did." Kagome told him.

"I will not let you go alone." Sesshomaru told her.

Kagome couldn't deny what she felt. She knew that Sesshomaru was just trying to help but there was something about it. It was as if he didn't want her to leave for some greater purpose.

"Then what do you propose?" Kagome asked him.

"Let my army go." Sesshomaru told her.

"Let me go with them." Kagome replied.

"No." Sesshomaru told her.

"Yes." Kagome replied.

"No." Sesshomaru growled.

"Yes, Sesshomaru, if your army is with me then what is the problem?" Kagome asked him.

Sesshomaru was caught of guard. What was he suppose to say? He knew he didn't want her leave because he was falling in love with her.

'I am not falling in love with her.' Sesshomaru thought to himself, knowing it was a lie.

Kagome smiled slightly at him and cupped his cheek. She leaned up and placed a small kiss on his lips.

It was so sweet but Sesshomaru wanted more.

Kagome pulled back and looked at him.

She turned and went to walk away. But, yet again Sesshomaru caught her wrist and pulled her to him.

He crushed his lips against hers and wrapped his arms around her waist. Kagome gasped, which, in turn, gave Sesshomaru entrance to her mouth.

His tongue darted in and explored. Kagome gently caressed his tongue with hers and that just increased the intensity.

She shyly wrapped her arms around his neck and responded with less shy responses.

Sesshomaru was smirking inwardly, this was the best feeling he could have imagined.

Kagome pulled away and looked at him with hurt in her eyes.

"I have to go." Kagome told him.

"No you don't." Sesshomaru replied.

"Sesshomaru, I promise to come back." Kagome told him.

Sesshomaru looked at her; he knew she was telling the truth. But, in order to return, she would have to leave.

He nodded, knowing that he wouldn't win and he might lose her forever if he kept her there.

Kagome followed him out of the room.

She felt bad for leaving him. She knew she didn't want to but she had to.

Sesshomaru turned around and looked at her.

She knew that he knew she was feeling crappy, it was probably apparent in her aura.

"When you get back there's going to be hell to pay for defying me and going." Sesshomaru told her.

"And you know that once I get back you'll be happier then you are now." Kagome replied, causing tem both to smile slightly.

Kagome and Sesshomaru headed down to where his army was training.

Upon his their entrance the captain halted the training.

"Fall in." The captain announced before turning to Sesshomaru and bowing. "My lord." He turned to Kagome. "My lady."

"Cayden, you and your men will be escorting Lady Kagome to defeat Naraku." Sesshomaru told him.

The army seemed to be roused with pride. They knew who Naraku was and then knew the importance of this mission.

"Yes sir." Cayden replied.

"You will leave at dawn." Sesshomaru told him.

With that Sesshomaru exited and Kagome followed.

Sesshomaru led her to his study.

"When did I get the title lady?" Kagome asked him after they had entered.

Sesshomaru closed, and locked, the door before turning around and pulling Kagome to him roughly.

"You get the title because you are with me and with the title everyone will know that you are mine." Sesshomaru told her. "Know this; if you do not return in 21 days time I will come get you, weather Naraku is dead or alive."

Kagome smiled at Sesshomaru, she knew he was pissed off that she was leaving and she knew that he was being so rough because he didn't know what else to do.

Sesshomaru let his grip slid at the site of her smile and felt bad for acting hostile.

"Kagome…" Sesshomaru started but was cut off.

Kagome placed her finger over his mouth and stroked his cheek.

"I understand Sesshomaru. I promise that we will make it quick so I can come back here." Kagome told him.

Kagome and Sesshomaru both felt it. They knew that they were attracted to each other but was it love? Or was it lust? Was it a bit of both?

Sesshomaru smiled as he leaned down and pulled her closer to him.

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