New Hope

Sesshomaru looking into her eyes slowly moved his face closer to her watching her all the time to see if she would object. He lightly brushed his lips against hers. When he went to do the same again Kagome stopped him by kissing him softy. Sesshomaru kissed her back gently but firmly pressing his lips against hers. His kiss became more demanding as he deepened their kiss.

Kagome found herself being pushed again the tree softy. Held there by Sesshomaru's body. She heard him whisper in her ear. "Kagome give me a second chance please." Pausing for a second then drawing back looking into her eyes. He could tell she wanted to but their was something bothering her something was making her dought herself. He could tell him being so close like this was bothering her. So reluctantly he stepped back and offered his hand to help her down.

They decided to take a walk and ended up by the river. Kagome sit with her feet in the water. Sesshomaru wanted to know what was bothering her. "Kagome Every since I ask you for another chance something new has bothered you." She knew him well enough to know he would not have asked if it was not bothering him enough so she decided to tell him. "Tomorrow I will be returning to my own time for a few days. I am turning 18 in 4 days and my mother said I must to be there for it. I can't stay."

Sesshomaru listened to her every word. He noted that she had said for a few days. This gave him hope that she would return to his time but was unsure. With being unsure and the idea of maybe losing her. He had to know if she would be back or not so he ask. "Will you be returning here after this event?"

Kagome knew this question would come up but she still wasn't sure how she should answer to it. But she knew what her heart was telling her. "Sesshomaru there is something I need to find the answer to. I was thinking that after I do. Even though Kikyo is with the group. If she didn't mind me being there, I would come back and find the last Jewel Shard. At lest that way I could keep my honor of my duties of it's completion." She had been watching him as she spoke. He had been looking at the sky. When she fell silent his eyes fell to the water at his feet as if he was depressed.

Seeing this she continues. "As far as you and I. You say you love me ,but you said that before. We can't just take up where we where. But we could try dating or as you call it courting. " Kagome looked at him and smiled. "If you can get my mothers permission to court me that is." She knew the next few days was going to be fun. Plus it would be interesting to see his reaction on her 18th birthday.

"May I ask why I need her permission for this? It is not she I wish to be with." Sesshomaru had a feeling her mother knew what had been said and if that was the condition for him being able to court Kagome and be with her again. He didn't know how he would be able to perform this as her mother was on the other side of the well. Then the thought struck him. Perhaps she was inviting him to travel with her. The thought of seeing her home land intrigued him. If this was the case then he knew it was going to be harder to get Kagome back then he had thought.

"It is normal for the one who is wishing to do the courting to ask the parents for permission where I come from." She was smiling on the outside and laughing on the inside. She had many ideas going through her head of different things she could do to him in her time. After all he was going to get what he wanted even though he didn't know it yet. If he could prove to her he did indeed love her. She might as well have some fun as they was courting.

" And pray tell how am I to accomplish this task of acquiring her permission for my course of action?" He said with a hint of amusement in his voice. Kagome looked at him but remaining quite. Aww anticipation how long should I drag this out I wonder? She thought to herself. As she was giggling inside. " Well it seams as if I have no choice but to take you with me. That is if you think your nose can handle it." she answered in as calm a voice as she could.

Sesshomaru looked at Kagome as if to say. You haft to be joking I am The Lord Of The Western Lands after all. " I asure you that will be no problem." After returning to the camp. Sesshomaru checked the area making sure it was safe. "Kagome I must speak to Jaken I shall return shortly. Stay here." He said as he looked at her. She nodded and he left for the village.

After reaching the village and talking with Jaken and retrieving something clean to wear for himself. He returned back to his little camp to find it empty Kagome was no where in sight. After calming himself and checking the area he found her at the river fishing. To say that Sesshomaru was not happy was one way of putting it. Kagome looked up and saw him walking toward her. She could tell he was upset about her leaving the camp sight.

Kagome smiled as she walked out of the water and stopped in front of him. "Hi your back. How does fish sound for dinner?" She said with a smile on her face.

"Kagome? Do you know why I said stay in the camp? There is a reason for it." Sesshomaru was doing his best to calm himself after worrying about her missing from the camp. He understood why she had left. But the fact was he had told her to stay and she did not do it. This fact bothered him. Unknown to Kagome there was a strange demon not far away and he had sensed it. Even though it was hiding it's scent and aura. He knew she didn't realize this.

" Sesshomaru I was only getting us some dinner and besides there hasn't been any thing around here. Bad demons stay away from the human village here." She could tell he was more upset about her leaving camp than normal for some reason. What it was she didn't know. She looked at him strangely.

He thought of the best way to say it to her. Finely he told her. " Kagome a scent can carry for miles. Have you ever wondered why Inuyasha would carry you so much? Or why he stayed so close to you?" He paused. " He said I was always slowing him down. So he carried me. Plus he promised my mom to keep me safe." She told the truth. Inuyasha did tell her these things of why he was the way he was.

Sesshomaru sighed inward. " Kagome there is now a strange demon in the area. I know you can not sense it. He is hiding himself well but I can. It is apparent to me that Inuyasha has never told you about your scent. It is very intoxicating to a demon. In the camp I had it covered. Do you understand?" He hoped she understood without him needing to explain it any further. It took a great amount of will and control at times with her around due to this fact.

After hearing this Kagome looked down at the ground. Now she understood all those times he had insisted on him staying close to her while she was in his camp. She didn't understand why her scent was so detracting. She planed on asking him later. "Sorry I should have listened. But I didn't know."

" You are unharmed. Good enough. Come I must find the demon before it reaches us or the village." After picking up the fish she had caught they returned to camp. In a few minutes and telling her to stay once again he left.

Inuyasha noticing that his brothers aura had moved away from the area. He decided he would take their dinner to the tree to see what was going on. When he reached the tree he found Kagome there alone. "Kagome where is Sesshomaru?" he asked. Kagome was not happy that Inuyasha had not informed her about the scent thing like Sesshomaru did. " He went to kill a demon who is close by. Something about me leaving the camp while he was gone and my scent carrying for miles." At saying this she saw Inuyasha's eyes widen a little. She knew that he realized she now knew.

"Inuyasha why didn't you ever tell me about my scent huh?" Kagome asked with a hint of anger in it. Standing with her hands on her hips she waited for her answer. " humph. Like it ever bothered me. Besides why do you think I always had you go home at times when you was in heat." He answered with a bit of sarcasm in his voice. This was something he did not want to talk to her about. Kagome gave him the look she always did just before she used the sit command. He knew that look all to well.

"Kagome listen. Something like that is , well , umm , it is something you should ask Sesshomaru about not me." Kagome could see him turn a deep crimson red. She was a little confused why he would be so embraced about it. This was something she would need to definitely talk to Sesshomaru about. Inuyasha informed her that he would make sure everyone took baths before it got to close to dusk. That way she could go for one with no chance of being see.