Sorry it's taking me forever! I'm having writer's block on this one!

Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha. If I did, I wouldn't have to hide from the characters every time I do something they don't approve of.

Sesshomaru had stayed by Kagome's side the entire night, keeping a vigil over her. When she awoke in the morning, she smiled sweetly at him, sitting up stiffly.

"How do you feel?"

"Much better."

"You wanted to see InuYasha. We will go today."

"Good. It's better to get it over with soon, so I can put this whole ordeal in the past."

Kagome went to eat breakfast with Rin, and explain to her that she would be left under Jaken's care for a while. The little girl seemed a bit disappointed that she couldn't come along, but promised not to be too much trouble for Jaken.

Upon returning to her room, Kagome discovered that Sesshomaru had been making preparations for their journey. On her bed was a bow, this one in much better condition than the one Rin had found, and a quiver full of arrows. Smiling, she picked them up, finding underneath them a long black and purple cloak of some warm, silky material.

"Autumn's chill is setting in." Sesshomaru was standing in the doorway watching her.

"Thank you," Kagome said, donning the cloak and slinging her bow and quiver over her shoulder. "I'm ready to go now." Together they walked down the corridor and into the courtyard. A slight breeze was blowing, and a few leaves fell from the trees. Autumn was indeed on its way.

"Oh look, it's Lord Sesshomaru and the insolent wench who had the nerve to shoot an arrow at me."

Chentei was hovering lazily in the air, an evil glow in his eyes. "Going somewhere? Maybe I'll tag along, make sure you stay on your toes."

Sesshomaru growled. How he hated that disgusting demon! This time he would be sure to kill him, and put an end to his sarcastic remarks and weakling hit-and-run tactics. He drew his sword, taking a step forward.

"Be careful Lord Sesshomaru!" Chentei laughed. "You might take an eye out, or even accidentally cut off your other arm!"

That was the last straw. Sesshomaru made ready to strike.

Woosh!

A glowing arrow flew past him, hitting Chentei squarely between the eyes and exploding. The remains of the demon fell heavily to the ground. Sesshomaru turned around to see Kagome standing ready with her bow drawn. When no sign of life came from Chentei, she put her arrow away. "He was getting on my nerves," she said sheepishly, knowing that Sesshomaru had wanted to kill him.

"You have good aim," he said with a small smile, returning to her side.

Sesshomaru took Kagome's hand in his, forming the cloud he used for flight under them. She was startled at first, but knew that she would come to no harm. They lifted into the air, swiftly skimming the tops of the trees. Then they rose higher, giving them a beautiful and breathtaking bird's eye view of the land. There were no words to describe the sight. (A/N: Actually, there are, but, I'm too lazy to write them.)

It was colder up in the sky, and Kagome pulled her cloak more tightly around her. It was indeed warm, but could not keep out the bite of the air as it swirled by them. She shivered, and Sesshomaru placed his arm around her shoulders and pulling her closer to him.

Half the day was gone when Sesshomaru spotted InuYasha. He slowly set the cloud down nearby. If he saw Sesshomaru approaching, he would probably try to hide, and time would be wasted in finding him. So Sesshomaru and Kagome walked the rest of the distance, feeling their anger rekindle with each step.

It wasn't long before they found him, walking slowly and dejectedly away from them. The wind shifted, and he caught their scents, whirling around. "Kagome," he started to say, before… (A/N: dun, dun, dun!)

"SIT!" He was slammed face-first into the ground, he tried to get up, spluttering, trying to speak, but Kagome continued. "SIT! I can't believe you tried to kill me! SIT! You dirty, double-crossing jerk! SIT! If you ever try something like that again, I won't hesitate to find you and kill you! SIT! Sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, SIT!"

By the time she was done, she was very out of breath, InuYasha was stuck in a pretty deep hole, and Sesshomaru was having difficulty suppressing laughter. That was truly entertaining for him, especially since he'd been wanting to kill InuYasha right then and there.

Kagome turned in a huff and began to march back the way they had come, the rising wind swirling around her. Sesshomaru followed without a word, glad to be leaving.

The wind was too great for flight, and night fell fast. Kagome sat quietly by a small fire, lost in her thoughts. Sesshomaru had gone to secure the area, and would probably be gone for some time. She heard a noise behind her and turned to see InuYasha stepping out of the trees. She started to give him the 'sit' command, but he was too fast and clamped his hand over her mouth. "Kagome, please, listen to me," he pleaded. Slowly, he removed his hand, and when she didn't sit him to all eternity, he took it as a good sign.

"I never wanted to hurt you," he said. "It was all Kikyo. She was using the power of the jewel to control me." Kagome knew what he was talking about. She'd been controlled by a shard of the jewel some time back. But she didn't speak. What could she say?

InuYasha decided to venture a question. "Why are you with Sesshomaru?"

Kagome flushed and looked into the dancing flames of the fire. "He saved my life InuYasha. Three times. He overcame his pride to make sure I lived, and it helped me to see how kind he really is."

"Sesshomaru, kind?" He clearly didn't believe it. "Whatever. Kagome, come back to Kaede's village with me."

"No. I…I want to stay with Sesshomaru."

"What? But, why?"

"Because…because I love him InuYasha!"

He didn't respond with anything more than a shocked look. Then he left, disappearing back into the forest, heartbroken. But he couldn't bring himself to go far. He wanted to be near Kagome, and he wanted to hear exactly what she thought about him before going.

Sesshomaru had been standing just outside the camp, behind a tree. He had heard every word that passed between InuYasha and Kagome. He was fairly surprised that she had chosen him over his half-breed brother, and wanted to go back to her. But he couldn't, not just yet. There was another eavesdropper nearby, about to show himself.

"Hey Kagome." Koga walked up to the fire, his usual, cocky self.

"Koga? What are you doing here?" she asked, surprised.

"Your friends have been worried about you, and asked me to look for you," he said smoothly.

"Could you let them know I'm alright? I hate for them to worry."

Koga nodded but did not leave. "Think hard about what you really want Kagome. I may not be after your heart anymore, but I still want you to be happy." When she acknowledged his words, he walked away, waving over his shoulder.

Sesshomaru waited a few more moments before emerging from his hiding place. He silently walked over to Kagome and sat down beside her.

"You were there the whole time, weren't you?" she asked.

He nodded. "Yes."

"I'm so confused," she said sadly. "I thought I was over him, but now…I don't know anymore."

"As much as I hate to admit it, Koga is right. Don't make a decision you'll regret later."

"I know. I just can't stand it. For so long, InuYasha had to choose between me and Kikyo, but he never really made up his mind. And now I think I'm stuck in the same position he was. I won't make the same mistake he did; it causes too much pain." There were tears in her eyes as she spoke. "I want to go home tomorrow, so I can be sure my decision will be the right one."

Sesshomaru looked away. He knew he could very well lose her. "I will take you to the well in the morning."

He did just that. They had to pass through Kaede's village to get there, and everyone was thrilled to see her. Even InuYasha looked a bit hopeful, though that changed when he realized Sesshomaru wasn't leaving. Kagome gave herself just enough time to explain to Sango what had happened before moving on past the village.

InuYasha stopped them before they had gotten far. "Kagome, can I talk to you before you go?"

"Only if you promise not to follow me." He nodded, and they walked off into the trees, just out of Sesshomaru's earshot.

InuYasha couldn't bring himself to look at her. He was afraid if he did, he'd lose his nerve, and wouldn't be able to do this. "You should choose Sesshomaru," he said quietly. It was fair, after all. She'd given him so many chances, and he'd blown it every time. He'd hurt her, and she deserved someone better. He walked away before she could respond.

Kagome went back to where Sesshomaru waited, and they walked to the well in silence. InuYasha's words were still ringing in her ears. She couldn't believe what he'd said.

"You should go back to InuYasha," Sesshomaru said quietly, once they'd reached the Bone-Eater's Well. "He can love you better than I." He, too, walked without waiting to hear her reply. Slowly, she dropped into the well, going back to her own time. If she had been confused before, it was even worse now.

Her mother met her soon after she walked in the door. "Welcome back dear. You were gone such a long time, we were starting to worry."

"Mom," Kagome said softly. "I have a problem."

Okay, not the best chapter, but it was so hard to write! Forgive me! Oh, and if anyone's interested, Kagome said 'sit' a total of 205 times. I just had to outdo orangepencils and her 156! So, please review. I'm taking a poll, because I have three possible endings to this story, and I don't know which to use! So, review because I need reviews to be motivated, and add in your answer to the poll:

-she chooses Inu

-she chooses Sess

-she chooses no one

-I just thought of this. Alternate endings so you can see all three!

Please tell me! I must know, or this story will never get done!!!!!!