Hey all I had free time! Had whole day to myself so I wrote quite a bit for each of my stories, yay for me! . ANYWAY chapter 16 you are up! R&R enjoy!

He had stirred her from sleep as soon as dawn crept over the horizon and she wasn't too please about it as she drag herself to her feet trying to wake up. "Ugh its too earlier to be up…" He heard her release the whinny statement followed by a groan. With a sigh he pushed the overly large boulder from then entrance which let the early morning rays brighten the eerie cavern viciously. Kagome winced at the brightness as her vision soon adjusted to the invasion of the rising sun. "So miko what shall it be? My aid or your imprisonment for your lifespan?" Kagome let her own sigh out as she looked to him. "Not much of a choice…" She muttered softly before responding. "I will accept your help in getting me home." At that he turned and made his exit from the cave and she quickly pulled her bag on jogging after the male. "Don't think you are excused for your behavior of drugging your guard, I will think of a suitable punishment in time." Kagome rolled her eyes at his words and soon caught up to him and quickly strolled next to his side.

"Can we at least stop for ten minutes and get a meal, sheesh I am half starving here and I am not demon like you." Exhaling sharply he glanced to the female from the corner of her eye. "So what would you like to eat?" Her gaze shifted else where avoiding the golden orbs which rested on her now which reminded her so much of her future hanyou companion. "Um I just need a few minutes, I have food in my bag." She hesitated lightly and then saw him turn away from the corner of her eye as he stayed in that position seeming to just be surveying the area with little interest. 'Eat then." He replied flatly. Tugging her backpack off she shifted through it quickly and soon found her fingers wrap about one of her overly large breakfast bars. Kagome quickly undid the wrapper and stuffed it back to the bottom of the bag to make sure it was safely tucked away. Standing straight she stuffed a chunk of the bar into her mouth and began chewing as her gaze returned to his back as he was still in the position he had been in before, a deep sigh crossed her lips as she just assumed he was stretching his senses to look for anything out of the norm.

Kagome quickly finished off the bar in a rush as she glanced around sensing out with her own miko abilities out of curiosity. "We can head out now Lord Sesshomaru." Tugging her pack onto her shoulders and adjusting them she glanced up to see the sun and to figure which way was north. For now she would let the puppy follow along but eventually she would have to separate from him. She started off then in no particular rush but taking the normal pace she did with Inuyasha. "Heading North?" She heard him question as he fell into step slightly behind her. "Yep, north is where I am seeking out someone who can tell me how to get home, she is suppose to be in the Northern mountains." He stepped up and was now walking beside her. Glancing to him she sighed softly as her gaze then returned to the path ahead which was barely worn enough to follow. "Always time to change your ,mind my lord." Her voice teased lightly. "I would tell you the same thing miko.

The further North we travel the more demons we shall cross especially with the gem you hold. The north is basically uncharted territory because the lord who once ruled there perished recently and the son is too young to rule on his own and so much war is causing much chaos in the area, for there is no law any longer." Kagome bit her bottom lip at the new information to stop herself from screaming. This is ridiculous, one thing after another what next, will Naraku fall out of the sky demanding the jewel? "Well…I've been faced with worse, and that's my only chance as far as I know; I must take it or never get home." It seemed perfect timing as a heavy demonic auras seeped into the atmosphere and a several dark hazy clouds lingered on the horizon. Just figures… Groaning beneath her breath she reached back and unlatched her bow and arrows which were strapped to the top of her bag. She brought her weapon before her and readied it without looking, it being second nature to her now. She reached out her senses and found not one demonic presence but couple dozen, all similar to the one who had attacked her the previous night.

She heard metal against metal to her left where Sesshomaru stood; he was slowly drawing his blade which rested at his hip. "You seem to draw the most friendliest company…" She heard the sarcasm in his tone as she threw a glare at the male. "Oh I know, look who I am stuck with." She bit out as she waited a few more moments and released her arrow which whizzed toward its targets and took out several demons in its wake as the sacred energy lacing the deadly tip of the weapon. She began notching one after another at a steady pace and releasing them with her pure energy weaved onto them. The ones she missed and ranged closer Sesshomaru eagerly charged forward and met them half way and began slicing through each of his on coming opponents. She watched him momentarily and he didn't fight the same as he did in the future, he was slower, not as smooth and his movements were near awkward looking as if he was too busy focusing to keep up with what was going on around him. He looked nothing like the killing perfection of the future she knew fairly well, and it was all too weird for her.

Shaking her head slightly to clear it of all thoughts she let loose another arrow which cleared out a couple more demons which raced toward her in a angry frenzy. She then quickly dived down in a hurry seeing a set of vicious claws come swiping towards her throat which barely missed her by a couple inches. Rolling to the side in a dizzy haze she found her footing once more and rose her barrier to give herself a break for a couple minutes away from all the ruckus which lingered outside of it. "Ugh Sesshomaru come in here." Not even a second ticked by and she suddenly had the white haired demon quick stepped into her barrier where he was now safe for the time being. 'Damn…" She heard him mutter and glance around at the remaining demon which there was at least six in sight. Kagome also noticed how he panted lightly from the few demon which had given him trouble. Sighing she notched a arrow and let it fly as it destroyed another demonic presence. "We can handle the rest of these suckers Sesshomaru, they aren't that tough."

He glanced to her as he recovered his serious stature. "Let one of your arrows fly and I will charge out and finish them off, you stay here." He watched her give a humph in complaint but lifted her bow once more and let another arrow flash closely by his shoulder on purpose.

He threw a glare at her as he vanished from the barrier and flung himself into the remaining battle. Kagome watched near helplessly from within her shield as she decided to let another arrow fly and destroy a demon which charged toward the back of Sesshomaru as he fought with a overly large bear demon which swiped constantly at the young demon lord. She gasped out as she saw him unable to dodge one of the deadly claws which cut through his shoulder tearing the flesh with ease. Kagome watched as he flinched slightly at his latest wound but quickly took the opportunity to slice mercilessly through the bear with his own lengthened poison claws. He continued to maneuver about the sparse area and finished off the remaining demons with ease as his feet touch down the final time from his constant movements. Lowering her barrier she quickly shifted to his side as she heard him his through his teeth as he forced the sword back into his sheath. "Sesshomaru, here sit down." Kagome kind of hustled him over to a large stone boulder which stuck from the earth and urged him to sit. He reluctantly did so as his hand came up and applied pressure to his wound which bled profusely over his current clothing. "Take it off Sesshomaru I will wrap it up and apply my herbal mixture. He felt her tug at his top attire and he gave a light growl at her in warning. She then brought her hands to her hips and gave him a glare.

"Hey, stop being such a stubborn jerk and let me help you. Look, I know you heal fast and such but me stopping the blood flow sooner is less you have to replace." His golden gaze narrowed on her slightly but he knew she had a point and the injury was fairly bad and should be cleaned and tended to. After he gave another light rumble from his throat he shrugged off the bloodied kimono top revealing the deep gash which ran across his collar bone and upper arm. He watched her eagerly and quickly work as she rinsed the wound with water she got from her bag and then applied a thick layer of herbal sab over the injury that caused the blood flow to near stop. Her form moved over his with a roll of bandages as she went back, forth, and around his shoulder area covering it securely. "There." She finally announced admiring her handy work. He also glanced down and thought the job fairly done and figured she must have experience in such things. "Your Kimono is about ruined." She gave a tsk at it as she held it up examining the slices through it and blood covered area. Sesshomaru gave a sigh and closed his eyes briefly at the news of his attire being ruined as he then looked back to her and examined her as she returned supplies to her bag. "I can probably wash it out and patch it , if you like so you won't have to go around without a top clothing. He just gave a light nod in response as he considered and mulled over his current situation.

There you go hope you enjoyed R&R please and thanks.