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Chapter twenty-one – the Return and the Greeting

"Kagome, Sesshoumaru, time for break-" Sota popped into the room and saw two people on the bed and was shocked "fast" he finished.

Kagome's eyes were wide with shock and embarrassment. Sesshoumaru's face on the other hand was calm as always, showing no emotion.

Sota stared at his sister "K-Kagome? Why are you in bed with him?"

Kagome's face was beat red and she couldn't answer, so Sesshoumaru answered for her "if you were a wise child you'd keep your mouth shut about what you just saw"

Sota gulped and nodded "h-h-hai!" before disappearing out of the room.

Kagome forgot about her embarrassment and shot a glare at the taiyoukai "don't threaten my brother"

"By doing so we are reassured he won't tell anyone" he replied.

Kagome stood up, walked over to her dresser, and grabbed her clothes "you didn't have to threaten him"

Sesshoumaru pulled himself out of the bed "would you prefer he told your mother that we slept in the same bed?"

Kagome shook her head "no"

"Then by making him think that his life is on the line; he'll keep his mouth shut"

She shook her head "whatever, I'm going to go get dressed" and with that, she left to get changed in the washroom.

Sesshoumaru pulled on his heori. He was surprised that he had never heard her brother coming, but wasn't too worried about the kid. He knew Kagome was shy of the whole sleeping in the same bed as him and it would probably be awhile before she was comfortable with it. He smirked at the idea of waking up to her every morning like he had been doing ever since the youkai ball when the demon attacked her in her room. He had quickly gotten use to her sleeping next to him, but he knew she was still a little nervous about it.

He then grabbed his pelt and put it on, still in deep thought. If their relationship did last to the point of becoming…sexual, he knew he'd have to take it easy, but he knew it would be a long time before she would ever go that far. Grabbing his swords, he left the room.

Kagome walked into her room with her pajamas, noticing the taiyoukai was not present, nor were his things must have gone downstairs she figured. After putting her pajamas away she went downstairs to see everyone was in the kitchen. Shippo and Rin were eating cheerios while Sota was eating a muffin. Sesshoumaru was merely sitting in a chair and glanced over when she walked in.

Mrs. Higurashi smiled as her daughter walked into the kitchen "good morning"

Kagome smiled "good morning, mom"

"Having something to eat before you go" her mother reminded.

Kagome nodded and grabbed a bowl of cheerios before sitting down to eat. She looked at the taiyoukai, who was staring at her. She smiled at him and continued to eat.

Rin looked over at father figure "Sesshoumaru-sama? Can we come back here someday?"

Sesshoumaru looked at her "perhaps"

Shippo and Rin looked at each other and smiled. The kitsune then looked at Kagome "I like it here, its better than I thought it would be"

Kagome smiled "I'm glad you like it Shippo"

"I like it too" spoke up Rin.

"I'm glad you like it as well" she replied before looking at Sesshoumaru "when should we go?"

"After everyone is done eating, the sooner the better" he replied "remember, Inuyasha still wants answers about the incident at the ball"

Kagome nodded "I remember"

At that moment Jii-chan came into the room "I was told you were all leaving this morning"

Sesshoumaru noticed Kagome had taken a bit of her food, so her mouth was full and answered for her "that is correct"

"I'm sorry I wasn't able to visit, but I've been busy working on some things" he said walking over to the kids from the past "I would have liked to have gotten to known you all more"

Shippo smiled at the old man that was related to Kagome "don't worry, Sesshoumaru and Kagome said we might be able to come back and visit"

Jii-chan gave them a soft smile "I a wait that day" he then looked at the taiyoukai "may I speak with you before you all leave"

Sesshoumaru stood up and followed the man out side "what is it you'd like to discuss?"

Jii-chan looked at him "I have learned that you are…dating my granddaughter"

"You object to this?"

"No, I'm just warning you that you better take good care of my granddaughter. She means the world to me"

Sesshoumaru gave a nod "I can see why, Kagome is an exceptional young woman"

Jii-chan let a smile appear on his face "I'm glad we see eye to eye then, I suppose her dating a youkai lord such as yourself does have its perks"

Sesshoumaru raised an eyebrow "how do you see that?"

"She has great protection" he replied "which means I don't have to worry as much every time she goes through that well, it does my heart good"

Sesshoumaru was about to say something, but Rin walked out and over to them "what is it Rin?"

Rin smiled "Kagome-chan told me to come out here to get you, we're ready to go"

He nodded "very well"

Mrs. Higurashi, Sota and Jii-chan saw the small group to the well. After all saying their good-byes, Sesshoumaru grabbed Kagome by the waist while she held Rin, Shippo sat on her shoulder and they all disappeared down the well.

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Inuyasha growled as he waited by the well. He had been there since Kagome had disappeared with Sesshoumaru and the kids. Though, he was still trying to figure how that worked.

Miroku watched the hanyou pace around "calm yourself Inuyasha, being angry won't help you any"

Inuyasha looked at him "shut up Miroku, how am I supposed to remain calm when Kagome hasn't come back yet?"

Sango sighed "she probably just stayed the night; she hasn't seen her family in awhile"

"She went there with Sesshoumaru" he pointed out

Miroku thought about that "I still find that a little strange that Kagome chose to stay at the youkai ball, even if it was at the northern lord's request"

Sango glanced at the monk "I find it strange that Sesshoumaru protected Kagome against Inuyasha's attack or that she went to his aid"

Inuyasha growled and bawled his hands into fists. The minute he had met up with Sango and Miroku after battling Sesshoumaru, he told them everything. Now he was starting to regret it because they were only pissing him off by reminding him what had happened.

Miroku sighed "Kagome should be back shortly Inuyasha, she knows you want answers to everything that has happened"

Inuyasha was just about to retort when a familiar scent caught his nose. He immediately turned towards the well just in time to see Sesshoumaru jumped out with Kagome in his arms and the kids in her arms. The sight caused his blood to boil by seeing his brother's hands on Kagome like he owned her.

Kagome looked in the hanyou's direction "hi Inuyasha, sorry we didn't come back last night, but my mom wanted us to spend the night"

He glared at Sesshoumaru "how was he able to cross?"

"I'm not sure" she replied "I'm not sure how Rin or Shippo were able to either"

Miroku frowned and leaned closer to Sango "I think we better leave them alone"

Sango nodded "let's go talk with Kaede about the well"

Miroku nodded at the idea and the two walked back to the village without anyone even noticing their departure.

Sesshoumaru saw the apprehension between the two and placed a hand on Kagome's shoulder. He waited until she looked at him before he spoke "I believe you have much to discuss, where can I meet you afterwards?"

Kagome nodded and looked at kitsune. She knew the taiyoukai couldn't wait for them in the village because no one knew she was going out with him, but she did no one place they can meet "Shippo show Sesshoumaru and Rin to the god tree"

Shippo nodded "okay, Kagome"

Inuyasha watched as Shippo led the human child and demon lord to the scared tree before looking back at Kagome "what's going on? Why is Sesshoumaru sticking around? And why did you defend him?"

Kagome smiled shyly "well…I'm seeing him"

Inuyasha's face went stunned. She was seeing Sesshoumaru? How? When? Where?....why? What was even more confusing was Sesshoumaru seeing a human. Inuyasha stared at Kagome for a minute, totally serious "what happened while you were gone?"

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Taiyoukai- great demon

Youkai- demon

Hai- yes

Kitsune- fox

Hanyou- half demon

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Responses to questions.

Leanne- Sorry I never e-mail….well I tried, but I kept getting a message that said it wouldn't send. I'll try to update maybe every second Saturday if possible. Might be hard since I'd only have weekdays to write chapters…I only get to see my bf on weekends now since he works in another city. Grr. Thanx for the review tho.

Mori'quessir- Thanx for luck…I think we'll need it since he's 11 yrs older than me. None of my friends approve of it. Hope you don't mind that Kagome's mom didn't find out…tho I was thinking of doing that, but changed my mind.

Dragen Eyez- Yeah I think it's strange to see Sesshoumaru as a family man too, but I'm trying to keep him in character as best as I can while also showing a soft side. It's actually harder than it looks….at least I find it to be hard.

Tokyogurl1- Sota is about 12 in this fic.

TonyDiMerasbedroomslave- Thank you for your support. Ps. Every time that idiot comes over I show him all my reviews. Hehe…that shuts him up…for awhile at least.

RavenSilverKat- Thank you. I had an excellent b-day. And I hope things work out for me and my guy too.