Chapter 13

"Are you sure you don't hear anything?" Kagome asked yet again. Sesshoumaru had already tried many times to get Kagome to go back inside, but so far he had no success.

"I hear what I hear every night. Nothing out of the normal." He assured "Now please come inside?" He asked wondering how low he would have to go to say please to a human.

"Why do you want me to go in so badly?" She demanded.

"I don't want you to get a cold." He said, hoping to convince her.

"Sesshoumaru! It's warm out here! There's no way I could catch a cold in this wonderful weather." She cried ruining his excuse. "Now tell me the real reason you want me to go in?" She asked with pleading eyes.

Sesshoumaru sighed in defeat. The only person who had ever managed to defeat him was kagome. How had she gotten so much power over him? "Because of the way the breeze is going." He admitted. When he noticed the confused look on her face he added "Inuyasha will catch your scent and he will be here any moment now." Now Kagome was at a loss of words. She wanted so badly to see Inuyasha and everyone again, she loved him. But Sesshoumaru, the man of no emotions, almost looked depressed!

"But Sesshoumaru they are all worried about me! Sango and Shippou have told me countless times that they wouldn't know what to do without me. And I do miss them all so much. She managed to get out, being careful of what she said so not to hurt his feelings. He nodded and went to wait for his unwanted guests. He knew he was being selfish but he did care for her and would miss her when she left with her friends and the half-breed. What would he do without her? She had somehow managed to change him. She had broken the walls and melted the ice around his heart. Then it dawned on him, he Sesshoumaru, Lord of the western lands, had fallen in love with Kagome, a mere human girl. 'I guess Inuyasha and I have some similarities. Loving the same woman.'

Soon he heard in the distance "Kagome!" Inuyasha was here, but the shout didn't come from behind the door. It came from Kagome's room!

"Inuyasha!" was Kagome's joyful reply.

"I'm so sorry I took so long! We couldn't pick up your scent for the longest time. Miroku and Sango even asked for koga's help!" Kagome could hear the disgust dripping from his voice when he said Koga's name.

"It's alright. I've been taken care of here. I missed you all dearly though!" She said giving Inuyasha a tight hug that he returned without hesitation. "Where are the others anyways?" She questioned breaking the loving embrace.

"They should be here soon. Sango and Shippou have been so freaking depressed. When anyone mentioned your name they would start balling their eyes out!" Inuyasha arrogantly crossed his arms across his chest. But he bent low so his lips were at Kagome's ear "I missed you more then them though." He whispered, She could feel his hot breath tickling her ear, and she got a shiver up her spine. She looked up at Inuyasha's face and noticed how close their faces were. He noticed this too and quickly closed the gap between their lips and kissed her longingly. She threw her arms around his neck and his arms automatically wrapped around her slim waist pulling her closer to him. When Kagome broke the kiss from lack of air, they stayed in the loving embrace.

They were taken out of their embrace when they heard a knock on the door.

"Kagome, you have some visitors." Came Sesshoumaru's voice, making Inuyasha growl. "Inuyasha, I know you are in there and I would like to have a word with you." He added.

"Whatever." Was Inuyasha's reply.

"Kagome?" Sango's voice floated down the hallway. With an exited squeal Kagome ran from the room toward her.

"Why do you want to talk to me?" Inuyasha growled. "'Cause I ain't giving you Tetsuiga." He grabbed the hilt of this precious sword.

"That is not the issue at this moment." Sesshoumaru said in a monotone voice. "I wish to speak to you about Kagome."

"What about Kagome?" Inuyasha asked suspiciously.

"As if who will get to mark her." He answered, speaking as though he was talking about the weather. Inuyasha just stood there, staring at his half brother.

"Why would you care who marks her? She's just a human."

"She certainly is a human but she is somehow special. And she has managed to take hold of my heart without even knowing." Sesshoumaru said with a far off look in his eyes, even thought he still spoke in monotone.

Inuyasha looked as though his eyes were going to pop out of his head! Who was this demon in front of him and what had he done with Sesshoumaru? He sniffed…it smelled like Sesshoumaru so it had to be him. But why was he showing so much emotion when he was talking about Kagome? He only just met her. Then Inuyasha remembered something and smirked.

"So Kagome doesn't know that you love her?" He confirmed. Sesshoumaru briefly nodded. "Then I am a step ahead of you. Kagome already knows that I love her. And she told me she loves me too! She's mine."

"But when she realizes that there are other demons…full demons (Sesshoumaru looks at Inuyasha in disgust as he says this) who want her, she will change her mind."

"Oh please. That mangy wolf has been trying to grab her attention forever." Inuyasha laughed.

"But-" Sesshoumaru was cut off by a shriek that he could recognize but couldn't remember who it belonged to.

"Kagome!" He heard Inuyasha gasp before he watched him run off into the direction the scream came from. The Sesshoumaru ran to her also.

When he reached the hall that saw Kagome on the far side of the room eying Miroku with a deadly look.

"What did you do you stupid monk!" Inuyasha yelled.

"Well you see, Lady Kagome told me to stop groping Lady Sango so I-" Miroku was cut off from his story when Inuyasha walked to Kagome and smacked him on the head on his way by.

When Kagome saw him coming she looked away from Miroku and watched him come. When he got close enough Inuyasha wrapped his arms around her waist and whispered something in her ear making her blush and throw her arms around his neck. Sesshoumaru watched in awe at Inuyasha and Kagome's embrace and wondered what Inuyasha could have said to make Kagome react in such a way. He wished that he could be the demon holding the beautiful lady and not his half-brother.

Sesshoumaru noticed that Inuyasha was whispering in her ear again and strained his ears to hear

"You know we still have to find the rest of the jewel shards."

Kagome laughed and hit his arm jokingly. "Oh of course. But I do have to go home in a few weeks. You know how my friends get. I swear they got more worried then my mother. They are starting to get suspicious though."

Inuyasha smirked "I definitely know that." And he leaned down and captured her lips with his own. Sesshoumaru heard their female companion; called Sango he thought, gasp. He couldn't tear his eyes away from the kissing couple.