OMG I was nominated for something _ That just a 'Wow ' I didn't consider this story that grand or anything. Nominated for Dokuga Award or something , well that's interesting I suppose anyway Um this will probably be the last time I update my stories for a while, my classes are starting up again so not ending any of them on much of a cliffy and will make them a little longer then normal. I will try to update once maybe twice a month , if I have time will try to do more then that because been working on couple of these forever. Anyway thank you all for the reviews and if you like can go vote this story on the Dokuga thing, voting starts Friday this is the website if you want to see the other stories and such. .com/awards/currentlist Anyway thanks once again hope you enjoy.

Kagome angrily wiped the blood onto her current attire as she glanced around near fearfully hoping the demon was gone for now. Just grand Kagome! Perfect time to pick to escape when a speed demon freak is on your tail! She searched the area nervously as she now sort of worried over the response of certain demon lords who would probably come seeking her out soon. Calming thoughts, calming thoughts, keep your head! She screamed at herself mentally, she just had to continue on her way and find the nearest village. Kagome forced herself to move forward in the direction she had been traveling as she kept her senses heightened on over drive. She almost wanted to run, to flee and just find herself back in her own world, snug away from demons and creatures which haunted her waking world too viciously. How was this fair? Normal, what is that? Nothing had been normal to her since she stepped into the past and it was draining so heavily on her conscious. Her legs shifted to jogging so she could put more distance between her and that demon which desired the jewel fragments.

Although stumbling several times in the process she soon found herself fall right into the icy waters of a quiet river which rippled lively when she caused such a ruckus in the silent night. She broke the surface gasping out as her hands came up brushing her disheveled soaked hair from her view. "Ugh…" Kagome released the loud complaint as she cursed her humanity once more and demons for having such luck. A shiver raked her slender frame as she pulled herself from the water and drained her raven locks out as her eyes attempted to make out the shadowy figures in the distance. "Now everything is soaked! This is not my night, damn it!" She shook her head at her language but she had good reason to do so. I mean seriously , look what she is stuck in, basically hell! "What are you doing?" That was it she couldn't help the high pitched scream she released at hearing the voice behind her. She was too much on edge for this, and she went to bolt back to the woods when a strong grip was wrapped about her waist and she was pulled back a bit roughly against a solid figure. "Calm yourself, Kagome." She stilled her struggles against the strong demeanor behind her, recognizing it as Sesshomaru. She felt as his grip loosened and soon dropped from her waist. "You are thoroughly wet." He stated the obvious in his normal emotionless tone.

Kagome spun on heel and faced the young demon lord, trying to make out his features in the darkness which surrounded them. "How did…. What are you doing here!" She near shouted. "Are you trying to scare me to death? I have had enough demon issues for one night thank you very much!" She crossed her arms just beneath her breasts which served as her lower torso, and she tilted her chin up in defiance.

Sesshomaru couldn't help but to raise a slender silver brow at the petite female before him who was drenched, cold, and pretty much weaponless. "I would be asking you the same question, miko. You were told to stay within the palace grounds and you did not, and further more you drugged one of our staff. I would be holding my tongue if I were you priestess." Kagome heard the strict, sarcastic pitch of his voice as she stayed as is , but her stiff posture slacked some what before she sparked her anger to bite back. "You were all treating me as some guest prisoner! I wanted to leave you wouldn't let me and so I acted and departed in the only way which seemed fit to let me escape. I was doing fine on my little journey before some demon was hell bent on mugging me!" She was fed up with it, she shouldn't have to deal with this, especially to this …this boy! A loud clasp of thunder which caused the ground to shudder made a small 'eek' flow from her slightly parted lips which were not quite yet done releasing her line of protests. Glancing up to the sky she saw the distant lightening dance mocking across the heavens, which she knew in some odd way was mocking her in all its powerful glory.

"Kagome this is no time for such a discussion, the weather is growing for the worst and I know of a set of cavern caves near by, which is where we shall retire to now." She wasn't allowed to argue nor get a single word in for that matter as she was swept into his arms for the second time in the last ten minutes and carried off in a white blur. It Was not more then thirty seconds and she found herself placed onto her feet again, this time on solid stone flooring. As soon as she tried to glanced about her new environment a heavy wind whipped into the cave and wrapped its cold grip upon Kagome's already chilled flesh as the rain on queue let out in steady sheets upon the awaiting earth. She soon heard the pattering noise of steady rain drops lesson as a grinding, sliding of two rocks together blocked the entrance. "Sesshomaru?" She questioned nervously, wondering if the demon closed her in alone. "I'm closing the entranced to prevent rain and wind entering our current housing." He answered as if reading her thoughts and she just gave a light "Oh." In return to his response. His strong aura was soon close enough to reach out and touch him once more. "What were you implying when you spoke of another demon?" He broke the silence between them out of curiosity of her previous statement.

"Well um…" Kagome fiddled with the ends of her damp hair as her gaze feel to the direction of the floor. "There was this demon in the woods and he attacked me over the jewel fragment I carry and yeah…" She trailed off still not looking up to the young male as she swore she heard him sigh ever so softly. "Kagome, I am going with you on this task of yours to return you to your home land. My family owe a debt to you for my life and we always repay our debts, its Inu tradition. So in my debt , I shall be your escort to where ever you need to journey to on this escapade of yours until you reach where you wish to be. So until such time you will be within my senses at all times, for your own safety." He cut his lengthy proclamation off as they returned to silence for a few moments. "You do not understand Lord Sesshomaru, me being in this whole area could cause a type of chaos." She couldn't tell him and wouldn't, she didn't wish to change things or alter them in a harmful way which could mean her future's own change in perhaps a dreadful way. She had to now avoid the soon to be ruthless killer who would be known as the ruler of the western domain.

"If you do not accept my terms, I will simply drag you back unwilling once more to my father's palace, and there you can remain until your dieing days." He seriously laid out his bluff knowing he wouldn't do so to the female but he hoped he could settle this once and for all and be done. He just wanted her back to her own land and so he could go back to a similar schedule of a what he had before he took ill. "For now miko, it is time to rest. You should get out of those wet clothing." Kagome once more fidgeted as she knew he was right and dropped the pack from her shoulders and dug around within it glad it was some what water proof as her fingers felt and pulled out one of the silk kimono's which rested at the bottom, all the items deeper down seemed dry and safe. "Um Sesshomaru could you…" But before she finished she felt his aura move away and heard as he had turned on heel to depart a ways off. "She fought with the ties of her clothing but soon worked them off and redressed which caused her to feel slightly better. Reaching within the bag once more she felt around for the familiar material of one of the blankets she carried about and tugged it out , relieved it was also dry as she draped it about her form trying to chase the coldness away.

Kagome wasn't left long in that pose as she felt Sesshomaru sleek back to her and bring her smaller body to his slightly larger one and then lazily and none to gracefully fall back onto his rear with her in his lap awkwardly. She gave a light gasp at her situation and slight jar as she landed over his. "You are cold and I need you to not fall ill while under my watch so for the night this is where you shall sleep, my core heat is much greater then yours and can rise your temperature. " She gave a overly loud frustrated sigh but gave it up and settled against his chest none to comfortably but after a while a exhausted sleep claimed as his heavy warmth provided her some comfort.

Alright there you go chapter 15 hope you liked it R&R and thanks! BTW I am going back and editing his age he is still going to be younger then her, I am putting him as 15 which is still kidish and Kagome as 17 just so for later chapters possible other ideas I am juggling. So just wanted that clear , said and done started this story couple years ago and my view has changed over the story line since then so bare with me if that bothers you some. Also sorry for any nick picky mistakes like grammar , spelling I am normally doing this late at night so kind of half asleep but don't have time otherwise. Anyway I shall hope to update by the end of this month again after class starts and hopefully mid September. I was happy to write the chapters I did this summer and hope you all enjoyed them as I will try to keep them coming in a orderly manner. Thanks for reading and reviewing bye fans! Your writer MD-