Chapter Five: The Request

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There, at the demon lord's door, stood the woman he'd been thinking of all day, Kagome. The miko smiled at him and pulled him into a hug. Once he was released from the hug, Sesshomaru stood to the side and let her come in. Kagome walked into his castle, and stared.

"It's...beautiful in here Sesshomaru..."

"Ah...it's just stone and some decorations...nothing special. What brings you to my door this early in the day?"

"Well...I actually have something I'd like to ask you..."

Sesshomaru blinked and nodded, leading her to one of the living rooms in the castle. She sat down in one of the chairs there and Sesshomaru sat in the one across from it in front of the fire. Kagome looked at him before leaning forward in the chair a bit.

"Sesshomaru...I...wanted to ask if I could stay here for a while..."

"Why, is something wrong?"

"Inuyasha...he's off on some mating ritual thing with Kikyou...and Miroku and Sango got married and started a family...so I have no one to stay with...the well was sealed up a few days ago by a demon...so I can't go home."

Sesshomaru blinked again and stood up, leaning against the wall beside the fireplace, gazing into the flames. Kagome looked at him and smiled.

"So...can Shippo and I stay here for a while?"

"Of course." he said gazing over at her.

"Thank you Sesshomaru!"

He nodded at her and then led her up the stairs to a set of huge double doors. Sesshomaru pushed the doors open and revealed a huge room decorated in blood red, black, and silver. Kagome's jaw hit the floor when she saw it.

"This is the room you will be staying in. Unless of course, you don't like it. If not, I have another spare room you could stay in."

"No no...I love it, it's so pretty."

"Alright. My room is right next door, so if you need anything, just ask."

Kagome smiled and nodded before going into the room and looking around at the beautiful decorating and the huge bed in the center of the room. Sessomaru went into his own room and sat in the middle of his large bed. Kagome grinned and took a running leap and jumped onto the bed before falling into a fit of giggles. She suddenly realized that she needed a bath and left her room, knocking on Sesshomaru's door.

"Come in."

Kagome creaked the door open and poked her head into the room.

"Um...Sesshomaru, if it's not too much trouble, could you show me where the hot springs around here are?"

Sesshomaru looked up from his book and nodded. He sat the book aside and stood up, walked to the door and walked out, leading Kagome down a long winding hallway. When they reached the springs, he pushed open the door and moved aside, letting her go in.

"Thanks."
"Sure thing."

He turned and left her to her bath, returned to his room and resumed his reading. When Kagome finished her bath, she found a kimono laid out by the door. When she picked it up and saw the designs and material it was made of, she couldn't help but smile. It was made of white silk with dark blue crecent moons and flowers over the entire surface. She slid it on and walked out of the springs, going back down to Sesshomaru's room and knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Kagome opened the door and went inside. Sesshomaru looked up and his jaw nearly dropped, she looked absolutely stunning in the kimono that he recognized as his mother's. She smiled and sat on the bed with him.

"Thank you for the kimono."

"Yes...it was my mother's...you wear it well..." he said with a very small smile.

Kagome smiled and flopped onto her back on Sesshomaru's bed. He looked down at her and raised an eyebrow.

"What are you doing?"

"Relaxing."

Sesshomaru blinked and then shrugged before he continued to read. Suddenly, Kagome had moved from in front of him to behind him and was reading over his shoulder. Sesshomaru turned his head and looked at her, a bit of confusion in the golden depths. Before she knew it, Kagome had kissed his cheek and returned to her own room. Sesshomaru sat blinking for a few minutes before putting the book away and laying down, falling asleep, thoughts of Kagome entering his slumbering brain.

A.N: Welp, there's chapter five, please leave your feedback. Ja Ne