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Chapter 8


Kagome walked into the school office with Sesshomaru next to her.

"I need a full pass for my friend here."

The secretary at the desk looked at Sesshomaru.

"What's with the marks?"

"Their tattoos."

"May I ask why he's here?"

"He's my protector. I was nearly abducted by Traffickers. He stopped them."

The woman nodded.

"Name?"

"Sesshomaru Taisho," Kagome stated.

The woman looked at Sesshomaru. He gave a slight nod.

"How long do you need this pass for?"

"He'll need it for the rest of the school year," Kagome replied.

The woman shook her head before handing a piece of paper to the demon lord.

"Keep this with you at all times while on the school grounds."

Sesshomaru nodded.

"Okay. Thank you, ma'am. Come on, Sessho."


The day went well. Sesshomaru sat in class with Kagome and listened to the teachers. The classes he seemed most interested in was History and Gym. Even though he didn't need it, he joined Kagome in the exercise class.

"Sesshomaru?" Kagome said when she saw him coming out of the boy's locker room.

"I wish to join in today."

Kagome looked at the teacher as she approached.

"May I ask what you're doing?"

Sesshomaru looked down at Kagome.

"I wish to join Kagome."

The teacher shook her head.

"I'm sorry, sir, but it's not allowed."

Sesshomaru looked at the woman.

"Sessho, please."

He looked down at Kagome.

Sesshomaru nodded before walking over to the bench and sitting down.

"Who is that, Higurashi?" the woman asked.

"My protector."

"What do you mean?" the teacher asked as she lead the way towards the volley ball court.

"Yesterday on my way home from school, two men ran into our path. They wanted me to sell to the highest bidder. Sesshomaru jumped in and saved me."

The teacher looked over at Sesshomaru.

"Doesn't that long hair get in the way?"

Kagome shook her head.

"It may look like it get's in the way, but somehow, it never does."

The teacher nodded.

"Do you know if he's dating anyone?"

"I'm not sure."

The teacher looked back at Sesshomaru.

"Do you think he would date me?"

Kagome shook her head.

"He's not the dating type. He takes his job very seriously."

Kagome looked at Sesshomaru as he looked at her.


"Today was interesting," Kagome said as she walked next to Sesshomaru on the way home.

Sesshomaru nodded.

"Why did that human woman want to 'date' me?"

Kagome looked at him. His face didn't show anything, but his eyes showed his announced his curiosity.

Before she could answer, she heard Sango calling to her from the air.

"Kagome! We've got a bit of a problem!"

Sesshomaru looked at Sango as she dropped out of the sky on Kirara.

"Sango! I told you not to fly on Kirara!"

"We've got bigger problems than that! Look!"

Kagome looked in the direction that Sango was pointing and saw a large black shape rise over her family shrine.

"What is that?"

"Naraku!"

Kagome didn't say a word. She jumped on Kirara behind Sango and both took to the skies, Sesshomaru flying next to them on his cloud.

"How did he survive?" Kagome asked.

"I don't know! I just know that he appeared right in front of us. Before we knew it, we were nearly killed. Shippo and Rin are just fine. InuYasha had thought to take them and hide them in the house."

Kagome smiled as she looked at the demon lord flying next to her.

"Let's go!" she said.

Kirara took shot forward with the urging from Kagome.


"Miroku! Are you okay?" Sango said as Kirara landed. She shot of the demon's back and over to the monk.

"I'll live. We were lucky that InuYasha showed up today," he said. "He and the children are still inside."

InuYasha came running out the door with the children close behind him. As soon as Shippo saw Kagome he jumped took off faster.

"Momma!" he said.

Kagome caught her kit and held him close.

"It's okay, baby!" she said as she tightened her hold on her son.

"Kagome!"

She looked over and saw her mother come running out of the house.

"They said Naraku. Did they mean the demon you and the others killed?"

Kagome nodded.

"Somehow he has lived on."

"Foolish mortals."

Kagome set her kit down before flaring her aura, her hands enveloped in pink glow.

Sesshomaru glared at the Sacred Tree.

"There," he said.

Kagome's mother had gone into the house and ran back out with both Kagome's bow and arrows and Sesshomaru's Tokijin.

Sesshomaru accepted his sword and Kagome her bow and arrows.

"How are you here, you bastard?!" InuYasha yelled as he drew the Tetsusaiga, the blade transforming as it was pulled from it's sheath.

"I have always been here. You may have destroyed my body in the past, but my heart was still beating."

Kagome then fell to the ground in pain, her hand clutching her chest.

"Sessho! Make it stop!"

Sesshomaru pulled Kagome to him and glared at the tree.

"Come out and show your face."

"As you wish," Kagome said.

Sesshomaru looked down and saw that her eyes, once blue as the sea, were now red as blood.

"Thank you, My Lord Sesshomaru!" she said, sarcasm dripping from her words.

"Kagome."

She laughed as she pushed herself out of his arm.

"I like this vessel," she said, looking at her hands.

Sango looked at Kagome as if she had just lost her best friend.

"No," Sango said.

"Oh, yes!" Kagome said with an evil smirk.

Sesshomaru moved instantaneously to stand behind Kagome.

"Kagome. Stop this."

Kagome was gone in a flash, standing behind InuYasha, Rin's throat held in her grasp, the girl slightly held above the ground.

"Ka-go-me!" Rin chocked out.

InuYasha and Sesshomaru watched as Kagome's eyes shifted between the red orbs they were to blue and back again.

"She's fighting for control!" InuYasha called.

Kagome dropped Rin before running off into the forest behind the house.

Sesshomaru took off after her.


Kagome has just found out a terrible secret. How will Sesshomaru get her out of this one? What will happen to her when he does find her? What will happen to him? You'll just have to wait and find out like everyone else. Til then,

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