Hello all. I'd like to apologize for the delay again. Not only did I have to deal with my pain in the ass cousins but also with a loss in the family, I hope you can forgive me. I'd also like to thank all my reviewers, personally. And answer all those crazy reviews also.

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Well onward with the story!

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha and Co., unfortunately.

Kagome and her friends walked down the path to the village finally! After hours and hours of arguing with Sesshomaru, they finally convinced him that the village was safe. Kagome, although still reeling from the loss of her family, tried to enjoy herself with the help of her friends. They visited many shops and stands looking for… well anything actually! Kagome and Sango dragged Miroku and Shippo to every store that caught their eye, they were what every girl was, shopaholics!

"Sango, Kagome, can we go now?" asked Miroku with tired eyes and legs, and everything else.

"No we're not done!" shouted Sango from behind the shoji screens.

"Yeah, besides Sango is looking for a new kimono and Miroku, you do want to make her happy don't you?"

"Yeah, of course I do but, didn't you say you were going to meet Lord Sesshomaru at seven o'clock?"

"Oh My God! I forgot!" said Kagome quickly.

"You better hurry Kagome, you don't want the Lord to become angry with you." Said Sango.

"I'm going, I'm going" said Kagome as she paid the cashier.

At the river

Kagome ran to the riverside and looked around for Sesshomaru. She spotted him near the bank where she had pushed him before.

"Gomen, Lord Sesshomaru. I lost track of the time."

"It's quite all right. I would wait a thousand years for you."

Is he for real? Two beings asked themselves

"Um… are we going doing something special this evening?" she asked to avoid the awkwardness.

"Yes, I thought that we could go to the hot springs before dinner!"

THE HOTSPRINGS!!! Thought two people.

Sesshomaru looked at the horrifying expression on Kagome's face

"I didn't mean it like that! I just thought I should show it to you!" he rebounded quickly. But if you do want to do something else besides looking… When did I become perverted? Damn InuTrasha! Corrupting my mind!

"Umm… okay… let's go. We don't want to be late for dinner." said Kagome slowly.

"Yeah, let's go" he said as he picked her up and sped towards the hot springs.

In lightening speed both arrived at the steamy, humid hot springs. Kagome awed at the beauty of the scenery. The source of the water was mini waterfalls which calmingly gushed into the hot springs. The landscape was covered with luscious green grass and sakura trees. Kagome stared at the beautiful backdrop of the hot springs as Sesshomaru gently placed her on the grass near the springs. She stood, impressed with the area and its surroundings. However she would be a world of trouble soon. Suddenly with fast motion Sesshomaru pushed into the hot springs.

"That was for last time" he said nonchalantly.

"Hey I didn't know demons held grudges!" Kagome yelled.

"Well we don't usually because our enemies are usually dead but you are an excep-TION!"

Sesshomaru yelled out his last syllable as Kagome dragged him into the hot springs with her.

"There now I won't be the only one soaked when we get back" she said as she splashed Sesshomaru.

"Funny but you nor I will be soaked when we get home"

"What's that suppose to mean!"

"At the speed I run I'll be dry and you will too"

"Oh well then… at least I can still splash you still!" Kagome laughed.

"Good then that doesn't stop me either!"

Kagome and Sesshomaru played in the spring until sundown when they realized they were hungry and it was time for dinner. Sesshomaru and Kagome arrived at the castle and got dressed just in time for dinner.

"Where have you two been all day?" asked Inutaisho when he noticed Kagome's and Sesshomaru's wet hair.

"I just took Kagome to the Sakura hot springs father."

"And what did you two do?" Inuyasha said slyly.

"Inuyasha!" scolded Lady Inutaisho.

"And where have you been all day Inuyasha" asked Inutaisho "I did not see you since asagohan."

"W-well I've been around."

Spying technically but around.

"You should not worry about your brother's concerns only your own. You fail to answer a simple question and you have the nerve to judge your brother. Unbelievable."

"Feh! I'm not going to take this I'm outta here!"

"Inuyasha get back here! Did you here me! Kami Sama what am I to do with him? That is definitely your son!" Inutaisho said as he pointed to his wife.

"That's what you always say dear. Let's finish our dinner and I'll talk to him later okay?"

With that they finished their dinner in peace and quiet and true to her word Lady Inutaisho left to find 'her son'. She found him staring into the castle pond, staring at his reflection.

"My son what troubles you?"

"It's not fair! Sesshomaru gets the West Wing the best wing of the castle, he will inherit the Western Lands, and he has a beautiful girl to be his wife." Inuyasha quickly clasped his hands over his mouth aware of his confession.

"So it is Kagome who troubles you."

"No I don't care about."

"Don't lie; I have known you your whole life and I know what you feel for her now tell me the truth."

"Mom… she's beautiful, she's perfect, she's a goddess. Words can't express what I feel."

"I know what you feel-it is love. But we shall talk of this another day. I think I hear the imperial gongs."

"Yes mother"

"Let's retreat inside and meet the soldiers who bear these gongs."

The Inutaisho family as well as their guests met the soldiers at the banquet hall prepared for the worst of news. Everyone in the land knew that the imperial soldiers only rang their gong when there was war or royalty dead. But what no one knew was why the guards would dare to enter on demon soil without permission.

"What business do you have on my land?" asked Inutaisho harshly.

"We have come to ask your help?"
"My help?"

"Yes, as you know there is a war in the area. We are losing to the Canto invaders and we would like to request your assistance"

"Why should I help you humans? All you do is kill our kind"

"Yes but the Lord of the area more specifically the Eastern Lord, Youko has been killed"

"The great thief Youko killed? Impossible."

"It is true he died fighting the Canto demon, Meno-maru."

"I will help drive out these invaders"

"But dear! You can't leave!"

"I must I will leave at dawn and avenge my friend."

"Father let me go with you." Said Sesshomaru

"Yes let me go to, I need to unleash some of this anger." Inuyasha piped in.

"No Sesshomaru, you have Kagome to take care of now and Inuyasha you have to take care of your mother. Jaken take the soldiers to a room so that they can rest until the morning."

"Yes my Lord."

"Everyone else it is late and we should retreat."

And with that everyone left except Kagome.

"Lord Inutaisho, Sango has told me that it was the Canto's who killed my family please let me go with you so that I can exact my revenge."

"The battlefield is no place for a woman, and besides I cannot put you in danger, you mean a lot to Sesshomaru."

"B-but…"

"No buts get some sleep"

"Yes my lord… my lord one more thing."

"Yes what is it?"

"Get home safely. I do not wish to lose more family."

"Thank you Lady Kagome, now I must advise you to get sleep."

"Yes my lord, konbanwa."

"Konbanwa."