Ok I know that this chapter took a long, long time to get put up and I am really very sorry I had some situations that needed to be dealt with before anything. I will get the chapter up as soon as I can. Thank you so much for waiting... I LOVE YOU ALL…kisses

Dum…Dum… Dum it continues after all. She not that far along in her pregnancy for it to be noticeable. But don't worry you pretty little hearts ok? the thing would not let me put the line threw where the story kind of changes so i marked it with "..." ok so dont get confused

Chapter 7:

He stood in the library, Rin at his side. She was babbling about who she would love to travel all over the country like the people she read about in books while studying with Kagome.

"Rin, hush!" Sesshomaru thundered. Then he looked at his younger sister, who wore a crushed look on her face. He was so accustomed to leading men and shouting orders that he sometimes forgot not to treat his sister that way. "I am looking for something."

"For what?"

"A book someone once read to me a long time ago… something I didn't even think about until…"

"Until what?" She asked him. Oh how she hated it when Sesshomaru would stop talking in the middle of a sentence.

Sesshomaru looked at his young sister. She was growing up to look just like their mother had, rich dark hair, big beautiful brown eyes that glittered with hope and happiness. He wanted so much for her the he even had her life planed out for her. But his own life was changed when he heard Kagome singing for the first time.

Kagome. Her hair and eyes were as dark as onyx, her skin as soft as a feather, and as smooth as marble. She was beautiful. But he was no fool. Many women were beautiful. It hadn't been her beauty the made him fall for her. It was her personality her voice and yes her had to admit it, he wouldn't have fallen for her if she was ugly…but her beauty made it more enjoyable.

He remembered when he had come home one night and found that she was unwilling to see him. Outraged he went to her room where she made him swear the no longer would he touch her with out her consent. He didn't last long one day actually, but neither did she for the very next night she had slept in his arms.

He cried out suddenly, his finger running down the page as he read the words over and over again. He threw the book down and grabbed Rin by her shoulders and danced around kissing her cheek.

"I've got it!" he cried, "I've got it!"

"Got what?" Rin demanded.

He shook hi head. "Never mind. Now listen well. I am going to the Lord's court. Tell Kagome she is not to leave here now. If she does, tell her that I will track her down to the end of the earth and I will never give her a moment's peace. If all goes well I will be back in four days."

"But-" Rin began.

"Do as I say!" Sesshomaru commanded.

Then he was gone...

He had left, and without saying a word to her. Life seemed to be with out meaning. She had to look to her music again, to her words. To her books…and dreams.

She wanted to leave, he had said that she must not, and now it was important that she play by his rules. If she waited until he returned, he would let her leave without following her. It was important that, that's the way it would turn out.

She had fallen so deeply in love that he hadn't though much of anything besides her own feelings. Yet she wasn't angry with herself, well at least not about this. She wouldn't become that old lonely woman that he had told her that she would become. One day when she was old and still living with the memories of her one great love, her grandchildren would sit at her feet and she would create stories for them.

Stories and books. She would set all her magical fairy tales down on paper, and tell her granddaughters that happiness and true love could be grasped…even if its only felt one way.

Kagome heart ached when she thought of the face that her son or daughter would never know their father. But she could not tell him. He would want to help her, hold onto their child. But she knew that his wife when the time came she would not permit him to see his child. If she was to survive she would have to do it on her own.

She decided that she was going to stay, to see her love once more. Early the following morning Rin burst into her room.

"We are going to the God's tournament!" she cried.

"No I cant. I-"

"The goddess of life herself has summoned us!" Rin said.

"But-" Kagome stuttered. 'Dear god she would die if she had to sit through the announcement of Sesshomaru's marriage. Worse what if she was to be there? The girl that is to marry Sesshomaru?' she thought. "I cant"

"If we don't arrive in the morning of the tournament, Sesshomaru has warned that he himself will come looking for you! Why is he so afraid that you're going to run away?" Rin asked Kagome.

"I…"

"He will come after you. And he will find you. Oh Kagome I would love to see the tournament!"...

They arrived at the tournament on the very day that it was to take place. When they arrived Kagome and Rin went to explore that palace that they were staying at. Kagome wanted to look at the grounds and the forests that covered the palace from other civilization. Rin thought it was because Kagome loved to be outside, but really Kagome was trying to find away to escape the palace and take her chances with Sesshomaru trying to find her.

Latter that day when Kagome could not find anywhere to escape to she and Rin went around to try and find Sesshomaru and would wish him luck. There was to be a battle between the white and gray lords, Sesshomaru was fighting for the gray lords. Then there were to be individual battles at the end of the day, and who ever had won the most battles would select a lady from the stands, and they would be crowned god and goddess of the battle. Kagome had thought that they would have been given seats far to the back, but when she approached the stands with Rin, she found her self being summoned by Sango the goddess of life herself.

Kagome knew that Sesshomaru knew the god and goddess. But she didn't think he knew them well enough to have them seated right beside them at their tournament!

"Ah, lady Rin." She said with her soft and very beautiful voice. "And this must be the beautiful lady Kagome. Welcome."

They bowed to Sango, who waved her hand and pointed out the two seats beside her. "Here you will see the tournament very well, my dears."

The god of life Miroku appeared after announcing that it would being and raised an eyebrow at his wife but smiling at Kagome and Rin. "Welcome to the battle Kagome. I had not known that you were to be here."

"Sire, I apologies if I intrude-"

"No lady! I wish for you to grace us with your presents this evening. Perhaps you may even sign for us tonight."

"As you wish." She mumbled. She longed to see Sesshomaru. To slap his face! What had he done to her? Was she going to have to sing in front of him while he gets a wife in front of her?

A horn sounded as the lords and other men rode out on to the clearing where they were to fight. Sango gave her scarf to one of the men from her own lands, as did other ladys when they were requested from them.

Then Sesshomaru was before her. She couldn't see his eyes because his long hair was blowing in to his tanned face. Suddenly Sesshomaru raised his sword up to Kagome.

She didn't move.

Sango leaned forward, "the Lord is asking you for a favor, Kagome. You must give him something!"

'No! I have already gave him my heart!' she thought but she dared not to draw to much attention to herself so she ripped a piece of silk off her head dress and tied it to the end of his sword. Sesshomaru tipped him head and walked back in to the line to await the poor fool who thought that he could defeat him.

I'm so sorry once again that it took a while for me to get this one up but if you are reading this I thank you so much! huggs…kisses

Till the next…peace out

AKADA