The New Pack

Sesshomaru's camp is close. It was almost daylight. "Shippo get in my pack and stay quite we are going to steal Rin. now Shhhh." Kagome walked up softy around the eadge of the small clearing . Kagome picked up a large rock and though it as hard as she could. She saw Sesshomaru stand up and walk out of the clearing to investigate the sound she walked in and put up a barrier. Then she walked over to where Sesshomaru would be coming from and steped out of the barrier. There she waited for him.

Soon Sesshomaru walked up to her. She lightly bowed her head just enough to move it. "Lord Sesshomaru. I do believe I have stolen something from you." She turned sideways and pointed to the camp. Sesshomaru went to walk into the camp only to be stopped by her barrier. Kagome laughed and walked though it. Then steped back out to show him she could. " I have stolen your camp and everything inside it."

Sesshomaru was stunned. " Well done Lady Kagome. I did not expect you this soon." About this time Shippo stuck his head out of Kagomes pack.and touched Kagomes shoulder. "Lord Sesshomaru this is Shippo he is my adopted Son. He is a fox demon kit.. He will be traveling with me. But I must say I am surprised no one in the camp woke up I was rather loud when I was in the camp."

Most impressive. She has suprised me once again. Although he would never admit this to her. "Shall we Lady Kagome?" The barrier vanished as they walked into the camp.

After entering the camp Kagome seat Shippo down. "Shippo stay close to Rin protect with your barrier understand? Gather the firewood I will return." Shippo simply nodded his understanding. Kagome walked over to Sesshomaru not sure of how he would react to her and what she was going to say. "Lord Sesshomaru I must leave the group for a bit. I shall return shorty. I am leaving Shippo here with Rin he will be no bother to you." Sesshomaru simply nodded his understand and Kagome left the camp.

Shippo gathered the firewood as Rin slept and Sesshomaru watched over them. Shippo knew why Kagome had left the group. It was so she could hunt for their meal. So he did as he was told. He built the wood into a pile and waited for her return to start the fire. In the mean time he seat next to Rin. Soon Rin woke up with a Shippo looking at her. This startled Rin as she gave out a light gasp. Shippo just laughed at her surprise.

He walked over to her and held out his hand. "Hi I'm Shippo." Rin looked over to Sesshomaru to see if it was safe or not. Only when she saw him softy nod his head did she reply to Shippo." Hi Shippo I'm Rin. Nice to meet you." Soon the too where talking and started to play as kids do. Sesshomaru found himself watching the two as they played.

He noticed how happy Rin seamed to be to have someone to play with. Even though he protected her and gave her everything she needed this was one of the few things he was unable to give the girl that he thought so much of. Over the time they had been together he had grown to care for this human child. Although this is something he would not admit to anyone else. He felt a strong need to protect the child as if she was his own.

30 minutes later Kagome returned with herbs and rabbits for there morning meal. After seeing that Rin was now awake she walked over to the young girl. " Hello Rin do you remmeber me?" Kagome ask as she bent down and was looking at the young girl in the eye with a small smile on her face.

"Yes Rin remembers you. You came and made Rin feel better when I got hurt and was sick. It is nice to see you Lady Kagome." Kagome was pleased that Rin had remembered her so well. This made Kagome smile even more. "It is good to see you are well Rin. Now I must get something cooked so we can eat then be on our way."

When Kagome removed a lighter from her pack to light the wood Shippo had gathered. Rin went to UhUn and got the metal rods that she used to cook on and gave them to Kagome. Kagome was reather suprised that they has such things in this time. She took them and thanked Rin for her help. After placing everything so that it would cook. She stood and walked to Sesshomaru who had been watching her every since she had came back to camp.

"Lord Sesshomaru is their something I can do for you? As you seam to be fascinated with whatever I do."

"Yes " he replied. "I have questions of you but they will wait till we are on our way"

"If that is your wish" she replyed then walked back over to the fire soon the food was ready. Kagome didn't want Sesshomaru to see how she was able to carry so many things so with her back turned to him she pulled out the items needed and did what she needed to do. With this being done she handed out the plates.

Sesshomaru was surprised once again when Kagome brought him his plate. Kagome knew that someone like Sesshomaru did not eat normal food so while she was out hunting she came across a demon of which she killed and removed it's heart and some of it's blood. As she walked over to Sesshomaru with a cup and a plate she stopped in front of him.

"I have no need for human food" He said coldy.

" I know this already. I know what you eat." She handed him the plate. He was suprised when he found in the plate not the food that the rest of them where having but, the heart of a demon that had been sliced for eating and in the cup was it's blood mixed with some wamed water.

Kagome stood and watched as Sesshomaru realized what it was that was on the plate. For a moment he lost the emotionless face and smiled with a surprised look on his face. But as quick as he smiled it was gone again. Sesshomaru looked up at Kagome with a questionable look on his face.

Kagome bent down looking at Sesshomaru. " Yes I know. But everyone must eat to be strong. I would suggest you eat soon while Rin is busy eating hers. It would not do well for her too see what you eat as I suspect to have hidden it from her.." With that Kagome stood and walked back to the fire. After the meal was over they cleaned there dishes and broke camp.

Rin, Shippo and Jaken rode on UhUn while Kagome walked by their side. Sesshomaru as the leader walked in the front after about 30 minutes of walk Sesshomaru spoke. "Lady Kagome come walk with me. I wish to speak with you." Kagome siged then looked at Shippo. "Shippo protect." "Okay Momma" he replied. As Kagome was about to pass Jaken when he said something. " Human wench I protect Rin."

At hearing this Kagome grabed Jaken by the frunt of his shirt. Sesshomaru turned and stoped to see what was happening. Jaken's face was full of fear at her acting. "Wench put me down." he yelled.

Pulling Jaken up to her eyes level "One Jaken You will not call me wench. I do not deserve it nor am I a wench. I am Lady Kagome and you will call me such. 2 Shippo Is a carrer of my barriers and thus he can protect all of you if something was to happen. Further more if you dare to call me anything that is disrespectful again I will not hesitate to harm you .

Last thing Last night I came into camp and I stole the whole camp. You never woke up. Even though I walked right up to you. So If I was you I would pay more atattention to things. Do I make myself clear?" Jaken just stared at Kagome he did not think she could be as cold as his Lord. He realized he was wrong as her glares sent cold shivers down his spine. Kagome reached over and seting him back down on UhUn and proceeded to walk to Sesshomaru as if nothing had happened.

Sesshomaru had many questions he wanted to know the answers to but he knew if he pushed to hard she wouldn't tell him what he wanted to know. So he decided to take his time and gain her trust in order to find the answers.

"Lady Kagome I have noticed a very big change in you from the way you was when you was the Hafe Breed. Why is this?"

Kagome didn't look at him as she thought about the best way to answer his question. She wasn't sure if she should tell him the whole truth so she decided to only tell him just enough to satisfy him. " This is the new me. I will no longer be someone to push around and step on. If someone doesn't like it to bad."

"One does not need to change one's self completely to reach that goal. It is not something that is in your nature." he replied.

"No disrespect meant Lord Sesshomaru but you have no idea what my nature really is. If you are going to ask me questions I feel it is only fair to myself if I am allowed to ask a few my of my own. After all we are traveling with you and as such I haft to trust you with my kit. Do you feel this is fair?"

"Very Well. I have looked in on your group many times and as such have seen your actions at such times. What has caused your change?"

"Pain can be a powerful motive.Why do you hate humans so much? Even though you have a human child with you."

" I do not hate all human. Human tend to be self centered, betrayal each other in order to save themselves. and they are greedy." He replied.

"Sounds like a demon I Know. The things you have said are not only of humans but of ever living creature. Not just humans. I use to think that not everyone is alike. But I have come to a conclusion about that. The only ones who can be trusted are children because that is something that they have not learned from the hardness of life. Now if you will pardon me it is getting close to meal time for the young ones I shall get something, then find you."

"There is a lake near here we shall make camp there and await you." He said before she could walk away. She nodded her head in understanding.

Kagome pulled back "Shippo I am going to go hunt for your meal I shall meet you all at the lake where he is planning to camp at." Then Kagome took off running into the woods. As soon as Kagome got into the woods and far enough away from the others she changed into her demon. Over the last 2 months she had learned it was faster and easier to hunt for food in this form. Plus when she was stressed it help allot to relieve her stress and tension.

Sesshomaru found his mind drifting and thinking of Kagome once again as it had the past few days. He realized she was allot like him but she had a sadness about her that he could understand from what had happened. He found himself wanting to help her. Someone shouldn't have such sadness in them as she does. But he felt he had no right to do anything she didn't want. She was smart, brave lotlay, beautiful and even with the sadness she was still kind and loving..

Sesshomaru had found that in the last few days she had been with him that he had grown found of her. He had been interested in her since the first time they had meet but now it seamed as if he was almost draw to her . These feeling he had inside bothered him as they where something he had not felt in a very long time. He wasn't sure if he really wanted the emotions he was feeling toward this person.

Long ago he had these same typ of feeling for someone but it was not meant to be between them. This human was much like the person he had cared about then but still she was very different.

As the group reached the clearing by the lake he noticed it had been more than an hour since Kagome had left their group and it was bothering him the fact that she had not come back. He found himself feeling that something was wrong as he could not feel her miko aura any longer. After making sure the camp area was safe. "Jaken, Shippo watch over things I will return soon. Jaken be polite." Yes My Lord" answered Jaken.