NS-I want to thank everyone for reviewing and I've taken to consideration a lot of what you have said. I will try to make the chapters a little longer, cause I know that they have been a little short, as well as trying to update sooner, but with school and work I'm a little busy. But anywho….on with the story!

When Kagome woke up she noticed she was somewhere she wasn't familiar with. The room she was in was big enough to hold Sesshomaru's true form and still have space to move around. The walls were a soft blue with a hint of lavender. The futon was covered with a light blue cover, and the bed clothes were a variety of blues. The fact that she was in a place she didn't know didn't make her scared, just a little surprised.

A knock at the door brought Kagome back to reality. "Come in."

The door opened and in walked Sesshomaru. He walked towards her and nodded. "I see you're awake. I'll let the children stop by later to see you."

"I want to thank you again, Sesshomaru-sama. You don't know how much I am in your debt for getting me away from Inuyasha."

"I will allow you to stay as long as you want if you will teach Rin." Sesshomaru thought for a moment. "And you will train with me. I can sense that you've had some and I'd like to show Inuyasha that you're not a weak human."

"I accept. I want to make him pay for everything he's done to me. Make him really think about the choice he made."

Kagome could honestly admit that she didn't care for Inuyasha anymore. Over the past two months she had trained with her miko powers as well as learned how to use Katana's. She discovered that her feelings for Inuyasha were not really there. She had found herself noticing Sesshomaru more.

Sesshomaru nodded as he prepared to leave. Kagome slowly climbed out of bed and began making her way to where clothes had been set out for her. Sesshomaru turned to look at her once more and noticed that she was still a little weak, but she seemed to be doing fine.

"Sesshomaru-sama, what is on the agenda for the day?"

"There is nothing on the agenda. You may visit and play with the children."

"Thank you Sesshomaru."

'You're welcome, Kagome."

With that he left the room and left a stunned Kagome. She couldn't believe that he called her by her name, and didn't say anything about the fact she forgot to add –sama to his name. Instead of just standing there like an idiot, Kagome shook her head, grabbed the clothes and asked one of the servants if they would show her to the hot springs.

Sesshomaru was heading toward his study when Shippou and Rin came running toward him. He sighed, knowing that they wanted to know about Kagome.

"The Miko Kagome is fine. She has just woken up and is bathing at this moment. I will send Kagome out to the gardens when she's finished. For now, go play with Jaken and Ah-Un."

The two children nodded and ran out to the gardens to tell Jaken that Sesshomaru said he had to play with them and watch over them. Sesshomaru smirked at the look on Jaken's face then continued on his way.

Once in the safety of his study Sesshomaru sat down and began his work. He suddenly stopped when he came across something that he hadn't seen since he was younger. It made him sigh with a heavy heart before he put his emotionless mask on and set aside the paper.

The paper was a document that told about the war against the Eastern Lands and the Shadow Inu's. When Sesshomaru had heard about the war he had been scared for the Princess' safety. Even though he didn't really know her he had felt like she was going to be in his life for a long time.

When he had read that the Lord and Lady had been killed he had feared for the Princess' life, but there had been no news about her. It seemed as if she had just disappeared from the face of the earth. No one knew what happened to her. No one knew whether she was died or still alive somewhere and that worried him to no end.

A knock at his door brought him out of his thoughts and he growled. "Come in."

Kagome slowly opened the door and went inside. She was curious to know if Sesshomaru had any books on Shadow Inu's. "Sesshomaru-sama, I'm sorry to bother you but would you happen to have any books on Shadow Inu's?"

Sesshomaru looked surprised at that. He wasn't sure why, but it might have to do with the fact that he had been betrothed to the Eastern Princess. Who knows what the reason is, but he was surprised to say the least.

"Yes, I do. But before I give them to you, tell me why you want to know about them."

"I want to know because I had a dream. I was at the palace in the Eastern Lands and the Lord and Lady were announcing the birth of their daughter, the Princess."

Once again Sesshomaru was surprised, not that he showed it. He nodded his head before he stood up and made his way out of his study and towards the library, or at least that's what Kagome thought. She just followed close behind to make sure that she didn't get lost.

Kagome really wanted to know about the Shadow Inu's. She wanted to know more about who and what she was. She also wanted to see if there was a way to see what her true form looked like. Kagome was brought back to 'life' when Sesshomaru came to a sudden stop.

"Inside is my personal library. This is the only place where you will find the books you're looking for. If you have questions you may ask me. But I hope you will answer mine later. I'm curious about a few things."

Kagome nodded and bowed before making her way inside. She gasped at how big the library was. She couldn't believe the size. She was definitely going to have a hard time finding the books she needs. She sighed before going to work.

Jaken grumbled as he made his way to Sesshomaru's personal library. He had just been told that he was to answer to Kagome's every wish, as if she were the Lady of the House. He was furious and confused as to why his Lord would order him to obey a human. He sighed and vowed to do enough that his Lord wasn't suspicious about anything, but was not going to listen to the human more than he had to.

As he approached the door he noticed that Shippou and Rin were standing just outside of it. Apparently they knew where Kagome was and they wanted to be with her. The door opened and out walked Kagome with at least two books in her hand. She smiled down at Rin and Shippou and then began to head downstairs and toward the garden. Rin and Shippou ran up to walk with her leaving Jaken standing there like an idiot.

"Wait up, human!"

Kagome sighed. Her wonderful day was starting to die thanks to the toad. "What is it, Jaken?"

"I'm supposed to stay with you and get whatever you need."

Kagome could sense that Jaken did not like this and she was sure they were going to have fun. She nodded before watching as the children ran off to play. Kagome sat down on one of the benches and began to look at one of the books. She couldn't believe the information that she was going to find out.

'It says that Shadow Inu's was once a great clan, and related to the Midnight clan. Apparently the leaders of both clans were brothers. The leader of the Midnight Inu's was the Eastern Lord while the leader of the Shadow Inu's was the Minor Eastern Lord. The two brothers were the best of friends and always wanted to same peace for their people. But one day the Minor Eastern Lord came across a dark priest without knowing it and was slowly drawn to the dark powers he possessed.

'Suddenly all the Shadow Inu's were learning the dark magic. When the Eastern Lord found out he was furious and decided that he would have nothing to do with his brother or his clan. The Shadow Inu clans were exiled from the main Eastern Lands. That was when the small war began, leading to the Lady of the Eastern Lands being raped.'

Kagome gasped. She was a Shadow Inu and her 'father', a Midnight Inu was not biologically her father. She didn't know what to think, but she hoped to be able to meet her parents.

'Kagome, you will meet your parent's after your eighteen birthday; which will be tonight. You will also transform into your youkai form.'

Kagome smiled, before closing the book and putting it on the bench. Then she made her way to the children and began to play with them. She didn't know that Sesshomaru was watching them from the balcony of his study. He thought to himself about how motherly she acted toward those kids.

She really does love those kids. I bet if Rin asked her she'd be her mother.

Of course she would. She would make the perfect mother to any child, and a perfect mate to any youkai. As long as no hanyou gets a hold of her.

I realize that, but there's nothing I can do. If she wants to go back to him…

You know that she doesn't. She thanked you for taking her away from your bastard of a half-brother.

Doesn't mean anything; she could change her mind. It happens to a lot of females; they say one thing then change their minds later.

You know very well that she is not going to change her mind. She's happy here with you and the children. She's happier than she ever has been with Inuyasha. You know that very well.

Fine, have it your way. But I'm not going to do anything with her.

But as he said that he knew he was slowly starting to grow respect toward the Miko. She was a great help with Rin, and that made things easier for him and he didn't have to worry about Jaken purposely ignoring her. Maybe he would think of a proposition for the miko that they will both agree on.

He went back in his study just as Kagome looked up. She sighed as she thought that she might have been imagining things. She couldn't believe that she thought for one minute Sesshomaru was watching them, but she just couldn't shake that feeling. She shook her head and went back to playing with Shippou and Rin.

With Inuyasha and gang

Inuyasha was upset that Kagome left with his brother, and yet he couldn't believe that she never said anything negative about the fact that he had chosen Kikyo. He was totally confused about this whole thing.

"Inuyasha, when are we going to go look for Kagome?" Sango asked.

"I don't know, now pipe down. I'm trying to think." Inuyasha answered, angrily.

Miroku looked at Sango and shook his head. They were confused why Inuyasha hadn't gone to Kagome's rescue yet like he always had. But then they thought it might have something to do with Kikyo being with them now. They just couldn't believe that he had chosen a dead clay pot over a living breathing being like Kagome. All they could do right now was sit and wait and hope that their friend was safe and sound.