I didn't feel like posting, so you're lucky I remembered to update. But you're not going to be lucky any more, see...
Instead of reviews, I'll just wait 500 hits to get on to the chapter, I look at it every now and then and for chapter seven I got 345.

I'm already working on thirty stories, and started two new ones.

Chapter 8

- Previously -

"Okay…" Kagome replied a little nervously.
"Nani, you sound afraid to come to the hut." She stopped and looked at her."
"Well… I mean… there's been a lot the happened, and um…"
"It's not like you did it with Sesshomaru, ne? Now let's go." Sango tugged on her and Kagome stood still.
"…" Kagome looked at her.
"…you didn't…"

Sango released her hand and looked at her as Kagome didn't look at her; making sure to keep her attention away. The taijiya couldn't believe her best friend; her sister even! What the heck what wrong with her! Why did she do something like that! Calming her mind down, Sango hugged Kagome, trying to be okay with what she did, and Kagome hugged back tightly and lightly cried.

"It just happened…" Kagome said in a depressed tone.
"It's alright; let's just go to the hut Kagome-chan." Sango said softly to try and comfort her.
"Okay…"

The two onnas and the neko youkai walked towards the stairs to lead them to the hut where the others awaited for Kagome's return. Sesshomaru growled at the taijiya for dare question what the miko had done with him. Surely it was none of that annoying onna's business to know what the two of them did. It made him wonder why he had placed his lips upon the miko while the taijiya was there but a few feet away from them.

- Now -

Miroku walked out of the hut as instructed by Sango and saw Kagome. Happily he hugged her and let her go to the hut. Sango had told her that she and Miroku would go on a little walk as the miko calms the other two down. Kagome nodded and walked in.

She walked in and saw Inuyasha holding his knee while propping his head on it as he looked miserable. On his lap was Shippo who was looking just as miserable as the hanyou. Kagome walked toward them and heard Inuyasha growl.

"Miss me…?" Kagome asked softly.

Inuyasha and Shippo's heads jerked and looked at her in amazement. Shippo sprung off Inuyasha's lap and jumped into Kagome's arms tightly. Kagome held the young kitsune youkai happily in her arms and kissed him on the forehead sweetly as he still tried hugging her with all he could.

"Okasan" Shippo cried out, "where were you!"
"I had to do something that came on short notice, gomen nasi." Kagome hugged him again.
"You could have told us! Do you know how worried we were!" Inuyasha yelled at her.
She put Shippo down and walked to Inuyasha and hugged him, "hontou ni gomen nasi."
"…" He didn't reply.

Inuyasha placed her in a bone crushing hug and buried his face into her hair to breathe in that scent that had been away from him for so long. He had yearned for her fortwo weeks and missed her so much. Tighter and tighter as he held her, she began to laugh, and lightly released him.

"Inuyasha be gentle, I can't breathe." Kagome laughed sheepishly.
Forgetting about that, he quickly let her go, "g-gomen nasi."
"Its okay, so what had been up with you two? I've her that you've been making some fuss while I wasn't around."
Inuyasha sat down and placed her in his lap with his arms around her, "talk later…"
"Inuyasha…?" She tried to look behind herself and at him.
"Talk later, onegai… just stay here; just stay with me."

He had his arms around her waist and his head on her shoulder; keeping her close. Shippo hopped on Kagome's lap and hugged her as tightly as he could again. Kagome cradled him in her arms and he went soundly to sleep. She turned her head to look at Inuyasha to find him asleep too.

"Inuyasha…" Kagome kissed him on the cheek then looked at Shipped and did the same to him, "Shippo…" She closed her eyes tiredly and sighed, 'I guess this means that I'm home…'

Kagome fell tiredly to sleep against Inuyasha with Shippo cradled in her arms with a small smile on her face. So that must've meant that she was happy right? Or was it that she was just simply having a mask placed on her face to hide it from the two who had missed her so much?

It's been about three days later and they've all regain things to how they were. Inuyasha and Shippo were much more closer to Kagome than how they were before. Sango was still at unease, and needed to talk to someone about it.

"Hoshi-sama… I'm scared…" Sango whispered.
"Naze?" Miroku looked at her.
"Kagome-chan… she… did more than just heal Sesshomaru."
"What do you mean that she did more?"
"I think… she started to develop feelings for him." She looked worried.
"How is that possible, his just a cold hearted taiyoukai. Besides, she seems fine."

"She 'did' something with him that she hadn't even done with Inuyasha yet." Sango said sternly.
"Like what?" He asked curiously.
She stopped him and looked in his eyes, "I think Sesshomaru… had a… coition… with her…"
Miroku backed away from Sango in shock, "n-nani? Y-your kidding, ne? Kagome wouldn't possibly- I mean…" he held his head, "why are you telling me this?"

"Three days ago, I took Kagome to the well like she asked me to and as I was waiting for her, he came. When I was attacking him, he was purposely dodging, and he wasn't even trying to attack me back. Kagome came back after a little while and when she said to stop, he backed away from me and listened to her." Sango stated.

"Well, I wouldn't want to get the person who healed me mad, would you? Especially when that one who was doing the healing, was a miko… and it was Kagome no less." Miroku stated. "Are you sure you're not just thinking too much about it because she was with him for two weeks?"

"Iie, when Kagome had gone to my side, he growled at me to back off from her, and I listened but watched carefully to make sure he wouldn't hurt her! He did the exact opposite! He kissed her! Then she kissed back! They kissed like four times or something!" Sango stated as if she was going to lose her mind.

Miroku's mouth opened wide and stared at her with a twitching eyebrow, "eh…?"

"It was more than the kiss that Kagome and Inuyasha shared at that one castle!" Sango stated.
"EH!"
"It's so confusing and scary, I don't know what to do, what if she wants to leave one day and just go off with that taiyoukai?"
He sighed, "Well… I'm not going to get involved."
Her mouth fell open, "what do you mean!"

"Listen, Inuyasha gets ticked off when we get into his business about him, Kagome, and/or Kikyou," he turned to her, "if what you said is true about Sesshomaru with her, what do you think will happen if you try to interfere?" Miroku asked curiously.

Sango shivered, "I don't want to know."
"Demo…" he folded his arms to think.
"Nani?" She looked at him.
"Can you give me all the details of what happened between those two?"

WHACK!

"Hentai no baka," Sango glared.
"I was just curious." He cried.
She placed an arm on her hip, "yeah, just think what would've happened if-!"

Dangerous growls were heard behind the trees and bushes. It became louder as it came closer, and closer. Miroku knew this demonic aura and started to back away along with Sango. Yeah… they were in trouble alright.

"Filthy ningens…" The taiyoukai growled dangerously as his blood thirsty youkai eyes slowly started to show.
"K-Kagome-chan… said to leave…!" Sango didn't have her weapon still.
"The miko said, to bring things to how they were." His aura began to increase. (Um… I guess that means he wants to kill ningens and stuff? Lol.)
"T-then leave!"
"…" He snarled at her demand.

Inuyasha jolted at the scent of Sesshomaru and stood up immediately and rushed outside. Shippo wondered what was going on and so he followed the inu hanyou. Kagome sighed with annoyance, so she stood up tiredly, and walked outside in their direction a little.

"I say not to come, but does that taiyoukai no baka listen? Iiiiiiiieeee…" Kagome sighed and heard someone calling out to her.
"Kagome…" A woman said lightly.
"K-Kaede-obasan…"
"Here," she placed something in her hands, "that taiyoukai has wondered about for the past few days you've been back."
She looked at it then hugged her, "arigato."
"Dou-itashimashite, demo… how are you going to get him away from Inuyasha?"
"That's easy… what do you do to call a dog over?"
"…whistle…?"

Kagome nodded and ran off in the opposite direction of her friends, "Ja ne, I have to get some distance between us for a little!"

"M-matte…" Kaede was too late, but shrugged and went to other things.

"Sesshomaru! What are you doing here!" Inuyasha roared angrily.
"Tetsusaiga if you will." Sesshomaru placed his hand out as his amber eyes returned.
"Not in your lifetime!" He unsheathed Tetsusaiga. "You'd have to kill me first!"
"Very well," he smirked coldly, 'perfect.'

Sesshomaru grabbed out his Tokijin and ran towards Inuyasha with quick speed. Inuyasha rushed right back at him and swung an attack that seemed pointless to make since he tripped over his own foot. The taiyoukai found an opening and was about to slice his head off.

A loud whistle was heard and they all looked around except Sesshomaru. He growled furiously that he wouldn't be allowed to kill his prey today. Quickly sheathing Tokijin, Sesshomaru dashed off in the direction the whistle was coming from; hoping that the miko would be okay.

Inuyasha looked confused at his kyodai running away like that. Standing up, he looked around confusedly to his companions, wondering if they would know. They shrugged as if the didn't have a single clue and everyone left it at that.

'Kagome-chan just saved Inuyasha's life, but that means Sesshomaru will yell at her,' Sango thought, 'Kagome-chan, onegai… be careful.'

Sesshomaru slowed himself down and came into Kagome's view and wondered why he was summoned to her. Kagome didn't look all too thrilled to see him, so something was going to happen, and probably wouldn't like it. She sighed and walked away with him to follow her to a stream.

"I had told you to stop, Sesshomaru." Kagome said quietly to him.
"This one does not trust the hanyou to protect you, nor your companions; they talk about us-"
"There is no 'us' Sesshomaru, why can't you understand that?" She turned to him.
"…" He looked at her with a tinge emotion of hurt.
"You have to stop, onegai, go search for Naraku; don't you want him dead?"

"This one doesn't trust those weaklings to protect you; they couldn't against an undead wench!" Sesshomaru snarled at her by accident.
Kagome shook her head, "this is your last chance Sesshomaru, onegai…?"
"Iie," he said sternly.
"…" She sighed. "Then I can't trust you either…"

Kagome brought out a light blue rosary necklace and began to chant an incantation as the beads began to glow. Sesshomaru didn't know what was going on, but knew she would not harm him, so he stayed still. The beads formed around his neck and it completed. He didn't understand but began to walk towards Kagome, and then she gave off her command for him…

"Satsu…" she whispered.

Sesshomaru's body froze at her words and couldn't move his body towards her. He could still breathe, talk, hear, smell, and see. Why did it have to come to this? His eyes looked at her as they did weeks ago when he woke up to find her caring for him.

Weak, pained, and confused…

Kagome started to cry lightly and crouched down on the ground so her face could be hidden. She didn't want to place the rosary necklace on him, but it was the only way, and maybe he would listen. The affect wore off and he knelt down to her and lifted her head a little to look at him.

"This one is truly pained that you have done this." Sesshomaru spoke out.
Kagome only cried as she whispered, "hontou ni gomen nasi…"
"Iie… you are not…"
"Hai, I am!" She sobbed.

He stood up and began to walk away but she grasped his robe sleeve desperately so he wouldn't leave. Sesshomaru did as she wanted, and waited for her to get up. When she did, she clung to his chest and nuzzled her face into him. Demanding his body and mind to refuse her, he couldn't, and so he wrapped his arm around her and tightly held her.

"I just want to keep you safe as you do for me," Kagome cried, "I don't want anyone hurt."
"This one knows…" He replied.
"Onegai, stop coming…"
"Iie…"
"ONEGAI!" Kagome yelled.
"Iie…" Sesshomaru answered once again.
"Naze… naze… naze…?" She cried.
He released her and lifted her chin, "you, are this one's summer. Also, you are this one's savior."

Sesshomaru passed his tongue across her lips, gently asking for an opening. Kagome looked at him lightly and he came down for what he asked for. He placed his lips into hers and explored her mouth even though he knew it very well by now.

"Sesshomaru… there's… something… you… need to… know…" Kagome stated between each kiss as she could.
"This one doesn't want to know something if it will disrupt us."
"That's the thing, demo-"
"The hanyou is here," Sesshomaru removed his form from her and she fell to her knees in defeat because she was now not able to tell him.

"Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled and jumped to her side, kneeling down to her gracefully, he hugged her tightly, "good, your not hurt are you?"
"Iie, arigato…" Kagome whispered to him.
He removed his haori and placed it on her then stood up to look at Sesshomaru, "are you trying to kidnap her for a trade with Tetsusaiga!"
"…" Sesshomaru growled at how Inuyasha touched her like that.

"Inuyasha," Kagome stood up, "let's go back to the hut please, it's getting late."
"After I kill him…" Inuyasha growled.
"If you leave him alone then he'll leave us alone." She stated, trying to prevent fighting amongst the two.
"…" Inuyasha growled and listened to her, "get on my back Kagome."
"Hai," she did as told.
"…" Sesshomaru took a step and Kagome looked at him.

"…" The miko shook her head 'no' at him, and then talked to Inuyasha, "I'm ready."
"Alright, let's go to the hut now." He sighed.
"I want to go home." She complained with the change of mind.
"Okay." The hanyou didn't argue nor mind her decision.

Inuyasha walked off with Kagome on his back carefully. Her head turned to Sesshomaru and he only watched them leave and she gave silent tears. Kagome turned away and nuzzled her face into Inuyasha's hair. She knew well that Sesshomaru most likely couldn't pass the well; therefore, he would have no reason to stay.

Turning her head around again, the taiyoukai was long gone, so she closed her eyes and sighed with little relief. Though, she didn't really feel happy; she felt terrible and confused. She loved Inuyasha, not Sesshomaru, and she kept telling herself that; over, and over, and over.

'I can't love Sesshomaru, he's a taiyoukai… I'm supposed to love Inuyasha…' She told herself through the tears.

Walking through the back door, it was still found empty, and so Inuyasha went upstairs and placed her on the futon. Kagome wrapped her arms around his neck to motion him to not leave her. Inuyasha didn't understand what had upset her, but he didn't question his modern era miko, so he lied down lightly on top of her to be comfortable.

"Kagome, daijobu…?" Inuyasha whispered softly.
She looked at him with her teary eyes, "iie," she then sobbed.
"Shh…" he gently stroked her hair, "its okay…" he repeated those words again, "its okay…"
"…" She hugged him tightly; being very thankful for not asking about why she was upset right now at the moment.

Kagome looked at his face as his lowered down and licked the tears away and she slowly stopped. He looked at her with a small smile of victory for making her stop crying. Slowly her hands unwrapped themselves and went to his face.

Touching his face with so much care, it almost made him laugh because it tickled. Her hands moved around face, trying to get every little detail of his hanyou face. A quick flashback came into her mind of when she had done this to Sesshomaru, but was able to touch the red markings and blue crescent. She almost laughed at the remembrance of where all his red markings were.

Inuyasha stroked her cheek lightly in hopes of her to look at him in the eyes. When she did so, he gave a small smile and nuzzled against her face. She gave a pleasing groan and kissed the side of his cheek. He lifted his face from hers quickly and looked at her. Kagome smiled at him and kissed him on the lips. The hanyou was stunned at the kiss, but gladly accepted it and began kissing her back.

She pulled away for a minute to look at him as she held onto his robe (remember she has his haori on), "aishiteru, Inuyasha."
"And I you," he kissed again but this time more passionately.
'Inuyasha, onegai… help me… I want to forget was has happened…' She began to tug off his robe and touched his chest.
Inuyasha pulled from the kiss to look at her, "Kagome…" the lust began to come over him, and he continued to keep kissing her.

I'll post up after a while... Maybe I should just post once a week like I did with the other stories, ey?

Satsu: Stay
Hontou ni gomen nasi: I'm really/very sorry
Aishiteru: I love you