I remember the way you touched me,
the way you looked into my eyes,
as though I were your everything,
making me feel like I could fly.

Those moments, when I felt like your wish come true,
as though I was utter perfection.
When you held me in you arms, an action long overdue,
Imbuing me with your thrilling affection.

Every tear you made me shed,
I should have collected,
To show you all of the pain I bled,
When you went against the one you protected.

What happened to forever,
seems that it ended long ago.
Our relationship was a difficult endeavor.
Things were uneven instead of quid pro quo.

Do you finally comprehend the emotions I've tried to portay with my words?
No longer to your whim will I bend,
I am beyond your decree of, "Women should be seen, not heard."

-Something else I wrote to go with the occasion.

*X*X*X*X*X*X*X*X*X*X*X*X*X*X*X*X*X*X*X*X*X*X*X*X*X

"That was when she died?" Inutaisho questioned softly, noting that look of pain in his sons' eyes. "Did you keep your promise?"

Sesshomaru looked away. "I never made the problem."

"So, you did lose it?" He touched his son's shoulder. "Don't worry, Sesshomaru. I would have done the same had I lived beyond Izayoi's death. I realized long before her death that I could never live properly without her. Heck, I'm a little glad I died, just for that reason."

"Why is she showing us her memories?"

Ken stroked his chin in thought, eyeing Kagome. "I assume there is a point she is trying to make. I just don't know yet. Oh, there are more."

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"Izumiiii." Norio sang as he crept into the hut. "Dearest, it's no use hiding from your mate. I can smell you after all." He lifted his nose to the air and inhaled. "Ah, the bedroom. Wonderful." He eased toward their bedroom and pounced onto the lump beneath the sheets on his futon. "Gotcha!" He snatched the sheets back and blinked when he came face to face with a pillow.

"Ha!" Izumi laughed as she jumped onto his back, pinning him against the bed. "I think I'm the one who should be saying, gotcha."

He laid there silently for a while, then asked, "How did you do that?"

She looked at him innocently. "How did I do what?"

"Don't play with me, woman." He flipped over, then straddled her waist. "Just how did you manage to do that. You were there. I know you were. So why are there pillows there now?"

"Magiiiiic." She giggled again, then sighed. "I did it with the help of our son. It seems that he has some kind of spiritual energy. Since he's so young and undeveloped, he doesn't know how to use it. Therefore, I have control."

Norio looked at her uneasily. "Repeat that."

She smiled. "Therefore, I ha-"

"No, way before that. Just after you said magic. About a son."

"We're having a baby."

"A whelp, or a pup. Whichever. I am a coyote demon after all, sweetheart." He climbed off of her and pulled her back between his legs. "So, I'm going to be a father?"

Izumi nodded furiously. "Yes. A father. I can't wait. We have to get him some kimonos. Oh, and I'm going to get fat, so I need some too."

Norio grimaced. "Fat?"

"Yes. So, if you have a problem with that, speak up now."

"I don't want you to get fat. You'll look revolting."

Her eyes narrowed. "What?"

He smiled at her and held up his hand. "Joking, dear. Joking. Gah! Ow, woman!" His hand raised to the handprint she'd left on his cheek.

"You're such an idiot." Springing up, she prepared to leave the room, until she felt his arms snake around her waist. "No. I'm upset with you."

"I'm sorry. You know how much of an ignorant joker I am. I don't know when to stop. Forgive me." He pecked her neck a few times.

"Hm." Sighing, Izumi turned and kissed him. "Yes. You are an ignorant joker. And as your punishment, you're coming with me to tell father and mother that I'm pregnant."

"God, no! You can't be serious." He snatched his hands away from hers and rubbed his neck. "Your father will decapitate me. I'm sure you don't want that."

"He won't decapitate you, I swear." She dragged him on. "He'll castrate you."

-x-

"Mother."

Izayoi removed her eyes from the flowers in her garden to look at her son. "Yes, Inuyasha?"

He sniffed a flower, then sneezed. "Ew." His eyes beamed with happiness when his mother giggled. "Is father coming by today?"

"He said he would be. I swear, I don't know where that man goes off to." Her body went rigid when large hands covered her eyes. Then she let out a sigh. "Inutaisho, sneak up on me again, and it will be your death."

"Someone isn't in a good mood today, are they?" He kissed her forehead, then lifted his son into his arms. "Hey, squirt."

"Old man!" Inuyasha squealed.

Izayoi shook her head. "You shouldn't call him-" She was interrupted by Inutaisho's loud laughter. "Don't laugh. It'll encourage him."

He let Inuyasha down. "He can call me what he wants. Inuyasha, go play for a minute. I'll join you soon." Once his son had scurried away, Inutaisho swooped down and pressed his lips to Izayoi's, holding her flesh against him. "God, I've got to get used to having to tone it down in front of him. I almost took you right here."

"Dirty old man. You do realize I could be your great, great, great, great granddaughter."

"You are."

"Don't play with me." She swatted at him, then went back to observing her garden. "So, where you been? Surveying the western lands?"

"Yeah." He stretched. "Can't be too careful."

Izayoi nodded. "Well, could you try not to go so often. I mean, Inuyasha misses you a lot. I miss you a lot. And we're often getting attacked, and-"

Inutaisho pecked her lips softly. "I'll try, but there's something I have to tell you first." (Inutaisho felt his chest tighten.)

-x-

"And what, what will happen to you?" Inuyasha whispered to Kikyo.

She glanced at the water, then back at him. "My life's purpose is to protect the jewel. Without it, I can be a normal woman. I can live the life of a normal woman." 'But I don't want to have to make you turn into something you are not just to do it. I like you as a hanyou.'

Inuyasha sighed. "I'll be human then. We'll do it tomorrow morning."

"Are you sure? It is permanent."

"It will help you to be a normal person. And then we, we can live together peacefully."

Kikyo smiled slightly and nodded. After Inuyasha, she climbed out of the boat, tripping when her sandle strap broke.

Inuyasha turned quickly to catch her. "Be careful." He stared into her eyes, dropped his oar, and pulled her into a tight hug. "Kikyo."

-x-

"This stuff is dangerous! Aren't you afraid?!" Inuyasha asked angrily.

"Of course I'm afraid! But that doesn't mean I can just stop what I'm-" She gasped when he pulled her to him and kissed her lips, then held her in his arms, his chin on her head. Kagome blinked in shock. "I-Inuyasha." 'Wh-what is he doing? Did he just kiss me? M-my first kiss was with Inu-Inuyasha.' Smiling gently, she closed her eyes, only to be pushed to the ground an instant later. Jumping to her feet, she yelled, "What the heck was that for?!"

Inuyasha showed her the jewel, uttering softly, "I'll hang on to the jewel."

Kagome gasped and touched her chest, where the jewel had hung around her neck. "What do you think you're doing?"

"I'm sorry." He cringed. "Kagome...go back to your own era!" Shoving her backward, and watching in pain as she disappeared.

"Inuyasha!!!" Kagome cried as she fell back. Looking up at the ceiling above the well, she growled, "Ugh, I am going to sit him to kingdom come! Where does he get off, pushing me like that and taking the jewel." She jumped back into the well, wincing when she fell on her ankle. "Wh-why am I still here? Oh no, Inuyasha took the shards. I, I can't get back to them. Miroku, Shippo. I'll never see them again." She gasped. "I'll never see Inuyasha again." 'Inuyasha! Was this what you wanted?!' ('No, Kagome. I was trying to protect you.' He looked away from the intense look the others were giving him. "I hadn't meant to hurt her, okay? I was looking out for her.")

-x-

"Are you angry with me for grabbing your hand? It was like a reflex or something. Ya know?"

"Hai. It is fine." His eyes lowered to her when he felt her aura flare. Her face was contorted with something akin to pain. "Are you well?" Following her eyes, he locked on the airborne serpents.

"Kikyo."

He cursed silently. So that was where the half breed had slithered off to, to see that damned clay miko. 'Does the halfbreed not understand that he is bringing pain to my Kagome?!' "Why do you stand for it?"

Kagome blinked dumbly at him, her head tilted to the side. "Huh?"

"Why do you stand for his running around with the living dead miko?"

"Oh."

When Kagome remained silent, Sesshomaru spoke again, "You do not deserve to be used."

Glowering, Kagome defended, "He does not use me! You just...don't understand! But then again, someone cold like you wouldm't!" A second after she spoked, she realized the severity of what she had said, because now, she was nailed to a tree, claws digging into her shoulders but not breaking the skin.

"No, miko. What I do not understand is why you allow him to walk over you, harass you, utulize you when he can not have his dead wench," He growled at her, bringing his forehead down to hers. "You should understand, miko, that you deserve someone better than the halfbreed. A true male."

"Inuyasha is a true male!"

Sesshomaru barked in response, telling her to be silent. "He is not. The halfling has blinded you to hs true ways. Do not be gullible, believing that he actually cares for you and your feelings. The moron would rather roll on the ground with a lifeless, earthen wench. He does not care for you!"

Kagome struggled against him, ehr eyes clenched shut. "He does! He has to! He acts like-"

"Exactly, Kagome, he acts." he emphasized 'acts'. "He feigns, fakes, and lies. He could never care for you the way that you merit."

Kagome whimpered at his harsh tone, looking away from him; Then, glared into his eyes when he snatched her chin into his hand and made her look at him. "What?" She spat in annoyance.

Sesshomaru cocked a brow at her tone, then nodded a bit in understanding. "I am not saying this to harm you. It is simply foolish to live in denial."

"Right. Thanks."She said sarcastically, then sighed. "So you don't think he cares?"

"Iie."

She smirked sadly, staring at the ground. "Does anyone?"

Sesshomaru lowered his hands from her shoulders to her waist, pulling her against him and crushing his lips into hers.

("You jackass!" Inuyasha yelled. "You lied to her to get her to be with you!"

"Did I really?" Sesshomaru inquired. "You led her own when you still felt for the dead miko, who could do nothing but hate."

"You stole her!"

"I took what I deserved. And she gladly came to me."

Inuyasha snorted. "Yeah, right. You probably raped her!"

Sesshomaru glared. "I would ne-" His attention snapped back to the screen.)

He smirked the slightest of smirks, raising a hand to catch the one on his left shoulder. "What do I need? This Sesshomaru needs many things. For example...Hn. You would not understand. Return to your sack." He teased.

Kagome set her cheek against his back and sighed, her eyes slowly closing. "You can tell me anything, Sesshomaru. I'd like to this that we've gotten closer since you've been here. I want to know what you're thinking, what's going through that head of yours. Whatever it is, it's hurting you. Tell me what you need, Shomaru-kun."

"I need...you, Kagome." He turned when he heard her gasp. He stared her dead in the eyes, which blazed with fire and passion.

"What d-do you want with me?" A little fearful of the strange look in his eyes, she squirmed unintentionally.

"I need you...to do the things you once wished to, to Inuyasha and more. Perhaps you wished to be held by him for the rest of your life. I wish to hold you long after we are both dead. Perhaps you wish he would kiss your body. I wish to kiss your very soul. And perhaps you wished for him to make love to you, Kagome. I wish to never leave the sanctum of your body. Perhaps you wish he was yours, even if only half of him would belong to you; While I wish to be yours fully, as you would be mine." He leaned forward and kissed her passionately, only parting from her to allow her to breathe.

Kagome gasped for air softly. "Wh-why are you speaking this way?" Her eyes rose to him, and she was more than shocked to see that his beast had taken over. "Y-your inner beast, your worser demon is out."

Sesshomaru looked back at the water and found that she was indeed right. 'Damnit, beast. You will scare her away.' Quickly, he moved away from her.

'Master, she no be scared. If she is, she no right to be mate. 'Gome okay. Look.'

'No. She will see me.'

Kagome crawled to him on her hands and knees with a gentle, yet prowess sway. "Sesshomaru, don't turn away from me. I- I want to see your beast." She drew her eyebrows when he refused. "Se-" But now he was turning to her. Smiling softly, gratefully, she took his face between her hands, tracing his markings. "You look..." She giggled, "even more beautiful than before, Sesshomaru."

Sesshomaru looked at her skeptically, then pushed her onto the ground forcefully, placing his lips against hers. He found himself trying to feel every inch of her body, but he suddenly cut himself off, looking up at her apologetically. Her blood was smeered across his lips and bared fangs. His beast whined, the small noise exiting his mouth.

Kagome smiled up at him as she rose a hand up to just below her ear where he'd nipped her a tad too hard. Pursing her lips, she whispered, "Sesshomaru, there's no need to be ashamed. I'm not nearly as fragile as you think. That felt good, great even. I want you to bite me, nip me. I want you to touch me, Sesshomaru. Please."

"Kagome, there are repercussions. The small chance of becoming pupped. I may harm you. This will be your first time, and I am a demon. My beast will struggle for control. And though I will most likely not allow him to have it, there is no guarantee." He looked down when Kagome's finger found his lips, shushing him effectively.

"I don't care. If things happen, they happen."

Sesshomaru tilted his head up ward, then down in a small nod. "And what of what your group will say."

Kagome smirked at him. "And once again, I don't care. Inuyasha can yell. Sango can be as angry as she wants. They can decide to kick me from the group. But it won't matter. Because at least you'll be there." Oh, that made him feel better about the situation. "Now, stop trying to come up with excuses. I'm yearning to be touched."

("Way to charm her, my boy!" Inutaisho laughed.

Sesshomaru smirked.

Inuyasha growled, his face red. "You bastard, you knew she was mine."

"Her former self belonged to you. As I said before, this one is mine. You missed your chance."

"Grrr.")

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"Aila-kun!" Izumi cried, running toward her friend as he laid, bleeding on the ground, his silver hair fanned out beneath him. "Get up, please. Aila-kun! Norio, how could you?!"

"I will not be betrayed without consequences!" Norio replied, moving toward her. "I know you've been rutting with that mutt behind my back. How do I even know that pup is mine? You seem to be masking you scent."

"I-I'm not. I don't know why you can't smell it. He's yours. I swear. Just wait until he's born."

Norio glared at her, betrayal flashing in his reddened eyes as his beast controlled him. "No. He will not live, and neither will you, your punishment fo deceiving me."

Izumi cringed. "Norio, I promise you." She inched toward him. "Don't let your beast make this mistake. I've never been with anyone other than you. You were my first, my only. I promise."

"Your pitiful human promises mean nothing. Go. If you come any closer, I will kill you, Izumi."

"Norio." She took another step forward, gasping loudly as his sword slid through her chest. Dropping to her knees, blood spewed her mouth. Choking, she sobbed, "H-ho-how c-could-you?" She fell onto her back.

His eyes flashed, then returned to normal. "Izumi!" He fell to his knees, scampering toward her. "Izumi, are you alright?" Carefully, he removed the sword. "You can live. The wound can heal. We just have to give it time."

Izumi's head rolled to the side and she whimpered. "You killed Aila-kun. Y-you tried to kill me...and the baby, the baby's coming."

"I-I'll get you to a healer." He took off at top speed for the nearest village, holding her out to the man. "She's about to have the baby, and she's wounded, please."

"A hanyou child?"

"That doesn't matter. Help my mate and pup, or you will die."

The man gulped. "R-right this way. But you'll have to wait outside." He took Izumi out of the room. Returning a moment later, a grave look on his face. "I'm sorry, the pup didn't survive. You may see your mate."

Norio eased into the room. "Izumi, I'm so-"

"Save it." She whispered. "M-maybe we can try again later."

"Yes. We'll try again."

"I love you."

His stomach turned. Something didn't sit right. "I love you as well, Izumi."

Izumi smiled. "Good, good. Goodbye then, Norio." Her eyes dulled and her skin paled.

"Izumi." He grabbed her shoulders. "Izumi! You jsut said we could make another! What do you mean goodbye?! Izumiii!" He buried his face in her neck, his forehead against the mark he'd placed on her neck. "I'll join you soon, mate." Sinking his fangs into the mark, his body went limp and collapsed on top of Izumi's.

("Wait, if these are her memories, and she's dead at this part, why does she know that?" Sango asked softly.

"Her soul must have seen that moment." Ken assumed.)

-x-

"Sure, Tai, whatever you have to tell me, say it." Izayoi answered, fingering a flower.

"Ahem. There is no easy way to say this, but I...I have a, another family to take care of. A mate and another son to be exact."

Izayoi's eyes snapped up and locked with his. Seeing that it wasn't another joke, she fell backward onto her but.

"Izayoi!"

She cringed and closed her eyes when he tried to help her up. "Don't. Don't touch me. Get off my property."

Inutaisho's eyes widened. "Koi, you don't understand."

"I will not be a mistress, Inutaisho! Get off my land! I never want to see you again! And don't you dare come near Inuyasha."

"He's my son as well, Izayoi."

"I don't care. You have another one. I get Inuyasha. If you are not off my land withing ten minutes, I will have the gaurds escort you out." She brushed past him, stiffening when he caught her arm. "Let go."

He shook his head. "I will not allow you to take him from me. Nor will I allow you to seperate yourself from me."

She glared. "You have no choice. GUARDS, DEMON! GUARDS!!!!!"

"Lady Izayoi!" The guards ran into the garden. "Leave our lady be, demon!" They yelled, surrounding him when he released Izayoi.

"Izayoi, call them off or I will kill them."

"You wouldn't dare." She hissed.

"Kill him!" A guard yell, rushing forward and meeting his doom by Sounga.

Izayoi's eyes widened. "How dare you?! Ugh, I hate you! I hate your kind! Just go!"

Inutaisho paled and dropped his arm to his side. "Y-you hates me?"

"Yes, now go!"

He nodded, turned, and stalked off, hand clenched tightly around his sword's hilt.

Inuyasha ran toward him, squirming when his mother caught him in her arm. "Let go! Father! You said you'd play! Where are you going?!"

Inutaisho kept walking as though he hadn't heard a word, his face contorted with pain.

Izayoi held her son tightly, sobbing into his hair. "You have a brother, Inuyasha."

"You and dad are having another puppy?"

"No. He had a puppy with someone else."

Inuyasha frowned. "Why? He loves us, doesn't he?"

She shook her head. "I don't know. I jsut don't know."

-x-

"Inu-baka. How dare he?" Kikyo wiped her eyes with her sleeve as she grabbed a bow and arrow, wincing as the wound in her shoulder spread. Growling to herself, she ran out of the hut in search of the hanyou. "Inuyasha! Die Inuyasha!" She cried upon spotting him.

Inuyasha spun around and dodged an arrow. "Kikyo?"

"Die!" She cried again, shooting arrow after arrow. When he began to run, she sprinted after him, shooting more. Filling an arrow with miko energy, she sent it flying at him, "DIE INUYASHA!"

He gasped as the arrow caught him in the chest, pinning him to the God Tree. "Kikyo, h-how could- I, I thought-" He sighed, falling into a deep slumber.

Kikyo narrowed her eyes further. "You betrayed me." She stooped to pick up the jewel and collapsed onto the ground.

"Sister Kikyo!" Kaede ran to her sister's side.

"Kaede, take this and burn it with my body." She held up the jewel, before crumbling further to the ground and dying, remaining tears spilling from her dead eyes.

-x-

"Hm?" Inuyasha turned away from where he had seen Kikyo leave to a tree at the other side of the clearing.

Kagome inched out from behind the tree, her hand clutching a box of ramen. "Inuyasha."

He froze, eyes wide. "Kagome. Y-you saw. Look, I-" He found himself unable to speak as tears fell from Kagome's eyes. Reaching out to her, he uttered, "Kagome-"

She ran at him, burying her face into his chest. "How could you, you-you said that-"

Cringing, he held her to him, "Kagome, I-I never meant to...I wasn't trying to- Kikyo and I, we-"

"I saw, Inuyasha! Don't you dare trying to lie to me! I saw, everything! Don't you think I get it! You do all that with her, and it takes you all of your energy just to hug me."

"Kagome, I don't, I-" Unsure of what to do to calm her, he lowered his head and pressed his lips to her, blinking in shock when she slapped him. "You-"

"You're just so clueless."

He frowned. "I thought that was what you wanted. You were talking about how I never touch you and stuff, right?"

Kagome face paled. "You really don't get it, do you? That wasn't the- Ugh, just s-"

He cringed, waiting to be sat. But she hadn't said it. She hadn't said a word. He opened his eyes to see her looking away. "Kag-"

"We should cover more land. I want to be home for my birthday tomorrow."

"We won't be able to make it. If you had told me earlier, I ,we- We're too far away. We're in Sesshomaru's lands now."

"Oh. Well, I'm going to go study before I hit the sack. See ya in the morning." She turned away from him and walked off. 'I'll be damned if I let him make me cry again. I'm being pathetic. If he doesn't care, then I won't get upset over something I already know. Hm.' That in mind, she smiled, though for the life of her, she couldn't mean a word she'd said. (Inuyasha rubbed the back of his neck. 'Wow, I screwed up bigtime.')

-x-

"I'll give Sesshomaru just what he wants." Kagome told herself, wiping away the last of her tears and ripping off the necklace and earrings Sesshomaru had given her. Pushing open the window, she kicked one leg over and was about to do the other, when someone pulled her back into the room. "Hey, what the- Oh, it's you, Haru."

"Yeah. It's me. What do you think you're doing? To me, it looks like you're leaving."

"Maybe."

"Why?"

Kagome shrugged, lying, "Dunno."

Haru smirked. "You don't know, huh? I bet it has to do with that Inuyasha. You miss him, don't you?"

"He was my bestfriend."

"Who kicked you out of the group you were alpha female in."

"Is Sesshomaru going to tell everyone about what happened? God, yes, Inuyasha got mad at me for making love with Sesshomaru. He kicked me out. My friends didn't even try to defend me, so what. I love them."

"Even Inuyasha."

Kagome growled at him. "Why do you keep going back to Inuyasha?! When have I even uttered to things about him?!"

He shrugged. "I told you I was a love youkai. I know all about you and his half breed half brother."

"Don't call him that." She whispered.

"Why not? Because you loooove him." He howled when Kagome's foot crashed into his manhood. "Jeez, woman, I was joking, god. If you didn't love him, you wouldn't be so defense."

Kagome eyed him, then sighed. "Of course I still love Inuyasha. You never truly get over your first love. But still, I love Sesshomaru now. I love him with everything in me. I could never leave Shomaru for Inuyasha."

Haru's eyebrows furrowed. "Then why were you about to jump out of the window."

"Have you seen Sesshomaru's eyes lately?"

"Uh, yeh. Look the same to me."

"They're not. Everytime he tells me he loves me, and I find myself unable to return the words, a part of him dies. I can see his eyes dulling. I refuse to keep hurting him this way."

Haru nodded. "Soooo, you're gonna leave him and break his icy heart. Smooth move, Kag."

Her eyes narrowed. "Oh, shut up."

"And what about the pups?"

"Sesshy could raise them alone far better than if I remained." She answered solemnly.

Haru's face nearly split in two as he grinned. "Sesshy? You call him Sesshy?"

Kagome nodded with a smile. "Yup, all the time."

"Does he like it?"

Kagome thought back.

*Memory within a memory*

"Sesshy!"

Sesshomaru's eyebrow twitched. "I was not named 'Sesshy.' I was named Sesshomaru, killing perfection."

Kagome nodded. "Sesshy, can I play in your hair?"

"No."

"Why not?"

"Because you have yet to call me by my name, and I am busy."

Kagome pouted. "Work isn't important. I'm important, Sesshy."

Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes at her. "You are both important pet, for many different reasons."

She sighed. "Sesshy....Sesshy.....Sesshy....Sesshy, sesshy, sesshy, sesssssssshyyyyyy." Huffing, Kagome called, "Sesshomaru."

He smirked, "Yes?"

"I'm bored."

"I can see that, miko. Spend time with Rin."

"I want to spend time with you. You're always too busy for me. No more work." She snatched his papers and sat them aside. "Let's go for a walk."

"SESSHYYYY!" Rin screamed, running into the room and bouncing around.

"Rin, you troublesome girl." Jaken squawked.

Sesshomaru took a deep breath. "You two have eaten some of that dreadful chocolate, have you not?"

Kagome nodded. "Yup, chocolate. You should taste."

"Chocolate is yummy to Rin. And it's better than Ja-a-ken!" Rin sang.

"Silence." Sesshomaru ordered in a low, demanding tone that quieted the room. "Rin, go to your tutor. Jaken, accompany her. Kagome, go to the bedroom."

They all walked out, Kagome sulking.

"Kagome."

"Yes?"

"You may stay, if you will be silent."

"Thank you, Sesshy." She giggled at his growl.

*end*

"He acts like he doesn't like it, but I think it makes him feel special. And I love making my Sesshy feel good."

Haru shook his head. "Again, then, why would you leave?"

Kagome inhaled softly. "I just can't tell him that I love him, not right now, anyway. I went through a lot of pain with Inuyasha. If I tell Sesshomaru I love him, it'll jinx our relationship, and I'll be hurting again."

He rested a hand on her chest, his long fingers holding her shoulder. "Sesshomaru loves you."

"I thought Inuyasha did."

"But you KNOW Sesshomaru does. Just, stay and give it a chance to work."

"Fine. Sure."

"Good." He patted her shoulder.

Kagome looked down, then back at him. "You can stop touching my chest now."

Haru blushed and snatched his hand back. "Ha, did I do that? Sorry."

Shaking her head, she hugged him. "Thank you, haru. You're a good friend."

"Kagome, I'm a male."

"So?"

"Soo, you being pressed against me isn't such a good idea."

She growled. "Pervert, you're as bad as Miroku." Shoving him as hard as she could, she watched with a smirk as he fell out the window and hit the ground. "So, how did it feel to fall about....seven stories?"

He groaned.

"I'll take that as a 'bad.'" Giggling, she turned, frowning when she stepped on the necklace she'd discarded. Holding it to her chest, she whimpered. "Oh, Sesshomaru.

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