Chapter Seven: Coming To Terms

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Sesshomaru awoke the next day to a shrill scream from Rin's room. He bolted upright and out of bed and was down the hall to go into the room. He stopped however, when he saw someone had beaten him to it, and was gently rocking the girl back to sleep, singing softly to calm her. Sesshomaru stepped into the room and watched as Rin fell back asleep and Kagome placed her back in bed under the covers. She turned to Sesshomaru and smiled before pulling him out of the room.

"She had a nightmare..."

"I figured as much..." he said looking at the now-silent room concealed behind a large oak door.

Kagome smiled again before she went outside, the demon lord following her silently, secretly watching every move the human made.

"So what was with the little racoon guy that came here yesterday?"

"Gah...he's a messanger from the lord of the north, who seems to be obsessed with the fact I haven't chosen a mate yet...he always seems to probe me with questions every single year at the Lord's Ball..."

"Lord's Ball? What's that?"

"Just a gathering of the lords and their mates to discuss the well-being of the lands...and of course they INSIST upon there being dance...why I don't know..."

Kagome looked up at him and grinned. Sesshomaru simply lifted an eyebrow and blinked. She then plopped down in the middle of the flowers and layed on her back, staring up at the sky being gradually lit by the sunrise. Sesshomaru gazed out at sunrise as well, and when Kagome looked up at him, her breath caught in her throat. In the dim sunlight, he looked, to her, like a type of god living on earth amongst the humans and demons. She shook her head slightly before standing up and stretching out and standing next to him.

"Sesshomaru..."

"Hmm?"

"Um...I just wanted to thank you...for letting me stay here with you. Knowing my luck if I tried to stay alone, a demon would come along and decide to have me as a snack." she said with a chuckle.

"I doubt any demon would want to eat you, I mean, your all skin and bones anyways."

Kagome punched him playfully on the arm and laughed. She then decided to be a bit bold, and wrapped her small arms around his waist and leaned on him, almost expecting to be pushed away or yelled at. Needless to say, she was shocked when one of the demon's strong arms came up to rest around her shoulders. She gazed up at him and smiled, her eyes twinkling in the growing light. Before he'd even realized it, Sesshomaru had leaned down and pressed a quick kiss to Kagome's lips. Once he realized it, he let her go immediately and turned away, embarassed to no extent.

"I...ah...forgive me...I don't know what came over me..."

Kagome was still shocked, but shook her head and moved in front of him with a smile.

"There's nothing to forgive."

She leaned up and kissed him before walking back inside and going to Rin's room. Sesshomaru stood in the middle of the flower field, eyes slightly wide, shock in his golden orbs. Suddenly, he saw a large brown fur-ball attach to his leg. He looked down to see the fox-child Shippo.

"I...Is Kagome here?"
"Inside...first door on the left..."

Shippo smiled in happiness and rushed inside to his "momma", leaving the demon lord to think about his feelings towards Kagome. He sat on the edge of a cliff not too far away from his home, and after two hours of thinking, finally came to terms with the odd sensation. It seemed, the great demon lord of the west, was in love with a human miko, and now, only had to tell her so, and wait for her response.

A.N: Short chapter, I know, and I'm sorry. My brain is fried. I went back to school today and had so much info shoved down my throat I almost choked on it all. . ! I will try and make the next chapter, and most of the other chapters, longer. Bare with me, and thank you all for your wonderful feedback! I've recieved all positive reviews!