Dogs are so curious aren't they? Well I should know my dog is always curious about things, to the food that's in the refrigerator especially when we bring new grocery bags from the market. To the TV until she found out how it all worked, hello remote click click click, just can't keep her paws off it. She watches her favorite TV shows plus movies. To the toilet, she just had to learn that because apparently she's a stay at home dog, flush. And last but not least the phone, someone just had to teach her how to use it in case of emergency. But no, she uses it for any occasion. Let's just say you have to be a real dog lover to use your phone that probably was once in a dog's mouth and had saliva on it.

Anyways enjoy the chapter.

Chapter 3: curious dog

Sesshoumaru went inside to see the place kagome lived in was well furnished. though kagome's house wasn't that modern. It still had the Japanese style to it. Sesshoumaru's palace was like this but ten times bigger of course. But he had to admit it was very wealthy looking. 'Hmm I wonder why the Miko would wear something so trivial and diminishing though. Shouldn't she be wearing a kimono or at least a miko's garb?'

Kagome turned around to see Sesshoumaru looking around her home 'I wonder what he's thinking about…he's probably thinking he's too good to be in a house where humans live' she snorted

Sesshoumaru snapped out of his musings and instantly had his eyes on kagome. "Miko what is it that you find so funny?"

Kagome looked at Sesshoumaru with a shocked expression. She thought she did that in her head not out loud. "Oh, nothing Sesshoumaru and, um uh would you mind taking off your shoes please it's customary" kagome said trying to change the topic.

Sesshoumaru noticed it anyway, but said nothing more about the matter. Instead while taking off his boots. Sesshoumaru said "didn't I tell you to call me lord Sesshoumaru"

'Uh great, he didn't remind me about that when I was calling him Sesshoumaru before when we was outside. Then again he was too much into the future, he probably didn't notice' "Sesshoumaru you see in my time we don't use that. So technically it would be really embarrassing if I called you lord" kagome said with a slight laugh at the end.

Sesshoumaru straightened up from his position and looked straight into her eyes. How dare she, how dare… Sesshoumaru looked closely into kagome's eyes there was something there. What was it? It was almost like she was pleading with him.

"Look alright after all this is done and you go back to your time and of course I would go back too, but not for like… Well not for a long time. But I promise that I would call you lord Sesshoumaru when we are in your era. So could you please in my time let me just call you by name." Kagome said with a slight plea.

'Would this women ever stop talking' Sesshoumaru thought. "Very well" was all he said

'Seemed good enough' he thought

"Umm" kagome started

"What?" Sesshoumaru said aggravated. "What more do you have to say human"

That was it kagome couldn't take it no more. He should call her by her name damn it, her name. "I'll tell you what I have to say demon. Is that what you want me to call you because I sure as hell don't like you calling me human. All I wanted to say was that if you could just please at least call me by my name for the time being or at least when we're outside. I don't care if you call me Miko, but only inside. Alright demon, huh demon, demon, demon demo-!" A hand flew up to her throat. Kagome could barely breathe because she had been screaming so much and now Sesshoumaru's hand was wrapped around her throat. 'Oh great' she thought.

"You… how dare you… speak to me like that" kagome could see the redness around Sesshoumaru's eyes. He was practically shaking, he was even breathing hard. It was almost as if he had been the one that was yelling instead of kagome.

"I-" Sesshoumaru squeezed harder. "Plea…ha… se…shou…" kagome could barely talk; actually Sesshoumaru could hear her heart beat was going slow. Shocked he let go immediately, he didn't know why but something in him told him he shouldn't kill her… yet. Well it didn't say yet but of course the arrogant and yet ignorant lord Sesshoumaru was so stubborn to acknowledge anything of the sort that had to do with feelings or emotion.

Kagome gasped trying to breathe. Her vision was getting blurry. Instantly she was pulled from reality and into darkness.

Sesshoumaru watched as the Miko collapsed entirely on the floor. 'Mmh she's unconscious' Sesshoumaru sighed. He had to admit, it had been a little over board; he just completely lost it; no one had ever made him feel like that before. He knew that all the Miko wanted was (cooperation) it was just that no one had ever talked to him like that and got away with it. 'This woman' Sesshoumaru thought 'how many times has she gotten away with such? Many times, yes definitely, she has gotten away with it for a long time' Sesshoumaru thought with shocking realization. How could it even be possible that he, lord Sesshoumaru would ever lower himself in such a way?

He sighed yet again.

Sesshoumaru left kagome on the floor he knew she was all right he could hear her faintly breathing. It was better for him to leave her there for now as he explored her home. Everything seemed strange... there were strange objects everywhere he looked. He would have to ask the Miko what these things were. As he walked, around he found himself looking at paintings or at the very least he thought they were paintings. They looked so life like, so real. He would have to ask the Miko about these as well. The paintings were of her and her family and possibly her young self, seeing as the little girl in the kimono by the goshinboku (sacred tree) looked remarkably like her. 'Now why would she not dress like that?' He thought.

He walked into an area, which looked like a dinning place except the table was taller and the seats were not cushioned but made out of wood. They were also tall. He went to one feeling its sturdiness. It was held by four thick sticks and he found it odd. He wondered if he should sit on it. Testing it again he shrugged, his curiosity out won and sat on the wooden seat. It was fine; it held him upright and straight without him even trying, though he did not have to try with centuries of experience and being of nobility by blood. Fortunately, it did do a lot to support his back, instead of him just sitting on a cushioning seat. It also did not feel comfortable as a cushion seat. After he was done investigating the situation with kagome's dinning chair, He went and explored another room, one where he saw cabins and he smelled food and ingredients. He also saw a pot; it was on something, some contraption he knew nothing about. So this was a place to make food.

He wondered where the food was coming from. He used his nose and came face to face with a huge box. He looked at it from side to side contemplating on how to go about it. He saw what looked like a handle. He went and wrapped his hand around it, then pulled. To his amazement once he had it fully opened he saw the contents of food, but that's not what amazed him it was the fact that he could feel a coolness coming out of the box. He let go of the handle and reached in with his only hand feeling the coolness and taking one of the foods in his hand. He looked at the carton box with curiosity and sniffed its contents. It smelled like fruit, he shook it only to find out it made a splashing noise. He concluded it was something to drink. He put the carton back in its place then looked about seeing fruits and vegetables.

On the side of the door box was other contents, he reached out what looked like a bottle of some sort and sniffed, it smelled like grape then he saw a picture of grapes and saw writing that said grape jell-ly, he wrinkled his nose perplexed. He didn't know what this grape jelly was but he knew he wasn't going to like it. Besides he wasn't one for sweet things anyway. Feeling that he had looked enough he finally stepped back. He was going to close the boxed like door, only to realize once he stood back it instantly closed on its own accord 'Interesting' He thought.

And yet his curiosity wasn't sated for there was a second compartment. He pulled the top half of the food box since he had no knowledge of what it was called open. This was even much colder than the bottom one. He looked inside and reached out to what looked like packaged meat only to realize that it seemed frozen. Why would they freeze there meat? He put it back practically throwing it and hearing a thud. Then he went and took something else in his hand, once it was at eye level, he surveyed it narrowing his eyes. It looked like ice... ice that looked like cubes? He guess the way the thing was shaped that it would come to look like that. But why make ice into cubes for? He shook his head and put the thing back in its place.

Then he took something else into his hand, it was a square box, facing the flat surface to him there was a picture of what looked like some meat, something that was mashed up and corn, he read the text: Salisbury steak with mashed potato and corn. This thing had food inside? He threw it aside to hear another thud. It seems the thing was frozen also. He shook his head, he had to give humans credit for trying to preserve their food because that's the only guess why this box like thing was made for... but freezing the food entirely... he didn't get that part. He stepped back yet again and turned around knowing that it would do the same as the bottom half. He would have passed the cabins since he knew they held the ingredients but he had smelled food too though it was faint and he smelled metal.

He opened one of the cabins to see metal like cylinders, grabbing one; he sniffed at it, definitely smelling food in it. Creasing his brow he finally brought the tip of one of his claws and cut through it at the top. He tried opening it fully, but with only one hand it was difficult especially in midair. He put the cylinder like thing on the counter and slashed out with his hand. The top immediately came off flying in a different direction. As he heard the thing clatter on the counter he looked at the top of the cylinder to confirm that there was food inside this metal thing. Why on earth would they put their food inside something made of metal for? Curious he dipped one finger inside the sauce and slowly put it towards and finally inside his mouth.

He almost spit the offending sauce out of his mouth when he in fact did taste metal mixed in. but of course that wouldn't have been very lordly of him. 'Disgusting' he thought as he rolled his tongue around his mouth trying to lessen the taste. This (invention) the humans made was possibly the most idiotic one yet. What were they trying to do Poisson themselves? He knew he would be fine but the humans... Then again why should he care whether they died from digesting this stuff? He still couldn't believe they could stomach something that tasted like metal, unless they couldn't taste it at all. He shook his head yet again, actually pitying the lowly vapid humans.

He turned around and left without cleaning up after himself. Going back to the room where kagome's body still laid unconscious he walked toward to a flight of stairs which he knew would lead to a second floor, probably where the rooms were at. He started taking the steps one at a time and felt closured in the small space; these humans really needed a bigger and more spacious stairway. When he finally got to the top he saw that the hallways weren't that big enough either. He shrugged deciding to ignore it and went towards the door that had the miko's scent, though it was faint probably due to the miko's absence; it was still the only room that held her scent the strongest. He stared at the door with a puzzled face; the door seemed to be made entirely of wood and there was a golden like thing protruding out of it. Although with his keen eyes he could tell that the thing was not actual gold. Considering how to go about this, he finally put his hand on the fake gold object. He tried pushing it sideways but that didn't work, it definitely wasn't a Shoji door. Then he tried pulling it towards himself, still didn't open. Next he tried pushing it but the thing still wouldn't budge. He was getting agitated, if he didn't open this door the correct way and soon; he was going to have to break it open… and the Miko would surely not like that.

While he was thinking of breaking down the door, his hand was unconsciously squeezing on the thing; not enough to deform its shape though. It seemed to twist a little moving in an opposite direction. He paused, feeling the door give way a little then twisted the thing again while pushing. There was a small clicking sound as the door finally opened. Finally! At least he didn't have to resort to violence. He walked in and examined the small room that which was the miko's room at that. He didn't expect that it would be so… girly… pink… and frilly. He wrinkled his nose in distaste. There was just too much… pink. Was this her favorite color? The Miko had a really bad sense… in everything he supposed now that he was thinking about it. She had a bad sense of smell, seeing as she is always with the half breed; the boy rarely took a bath. She had a bad sense in wardrobe and in decorating and a bad sense in making sense. There was more of course but he didn't want to get into that right now. He turned to his left and sopped, there on the far side corner of the room looked to be something that wasn't pink and was actually made of wood, it was a desk. The only thing that was good and appealing in the room. He went to it looking at the writing utensils which were neatly stacked in a holder. There were also sheets to write on and books… all very well organized. Well who would have thought, the Miko had one good trait in her after all. He looked at the books closely; one looked like a history book. 'History… interesting, it would be good to know what happened throughout the centuries' Sesshoumaru thought. He decided after he was done exploring the house, he would come back for this book to read it.

Moving away from the desk he saw another door, going to it he opened it and noticed it was a walk in closet. This was the miko's clothing…he should probably leave this one out of his… examination. Then again… of course curiosity got the better of him. He walked in and started sorting out through her clothes; he wanted to know what other attire the Miko had. He found a few interesting apparel. Like pants for example, which were made out of some strange fabric he never even seen, touched nor smelled before? And shirts and those short things, like the one she was wearing now that showed off her legs.

He did in fact find a few kimonos that were shoved in the back; all were of different sizes, which meant she wore them at a certain age. He spotted a kimono that was very similar looking it was light green and had pink flowers embroidered on the bottom and on the sleeves. It was the kimono in the portrait, now he knew for sure that little girl was kagome. 'hn from a formally polite little girl to a provocative young lady' Sesshoumaru shook his head. Disgraceful really that's all it was, a disgrace to her family. He turned around to find boxes and shoes, plus a dresser that probably held her undergarments. He was definitely not going to lower himself by touching or even looking at what the Miko wore under her clothing.

Once Sesshoumaru was definite of his queries, he leaft the closet and the room itself and walked down the hall to another room. This room was strange at best or was the strangest he had ever come across. He walked in feeling the slickness of the floors and looked down … tiles? He lifted his head and sniffed, very peculiar; not only could he smell rusted metal but water. He went over to what looked like something a person would sit on and opened the top lid. There in the center was water. Odd what madness was this; there in the corner of his eye he could see something sticking out of it. He reached out with his only hand and touched it, he watched as the pressure of his hand brought the thing down. Then suddenly a whooshing noise came from within the middle of the rounded circle. He looked down to see the water spiraling and then vanishing through a hole. Then suddenly the water reappeared. Fascinating, he wondered what it was used for and how it worked. He tried the thing again and watched as the water spiraled yet again.

Even though his curiosity was half peaked, he went to the other thing that was also most intriguing. He looked at it from side to side. He had seen something similar to this… ah yes now he remembered; it looked just like the one in the kitchen area, though he had been preoccupied to even fully notice it. The top was square just like the bottom, except the top was porcelain and the bottom was wood; a cabinet perhaps… it did have an inward shape where someone could insert their fingers and pull. The top on the other hand had an oval form in the center, it looked like a bowl. Yet again there was an object like thing; two in fact stood out at the top of the bowl. He started inspecting them and marveled when he learned the trick, all he had to do was twist it and out came water; it looked like a small waterfall. He put his hand feeling the water. It was cold, really cold. Then when he tried the other one, the one on the left; the water started to get warm. His eyes slightly widen as an idea took place in his mind. He shut the one on the right off and left the one on the left still running, then he put his hand back to feel the water; instantly the water turned hot. Quite riveting, he couldn't believe humans had invented such. Though what it was used for he did not know. Shutting off the water entirely, he looked to the side to see a few bottles of some sort. Picking one up, he read the label; hand soap. He put it back and picked up the other one labeled… face wash? 'hn so this thing is supposed to be used in the daily morning routine' Sesshoumaru thought.

Instead of getting a servant to have a bowl of water ready to wash your hands and face… or if you didn't have a servant you had to wash in a nearby stream; the water and everything was there in your home and all you had to do was activate it and use it to your heart's content. Extraordinary, he still could not believe humans had come up with this. Putting the bottle down, he looked up to see his reflection in a mirror, a very pristine one at that. He didn't like the way he looked, his eyes were wide; very curious like. If the Miko ever woke up and saw him like this he would never life it down. In the reflection he watched as he smoothed his face back to the way he liked it, he nodded in approval.

Facing away from the mirror he walked to the other thing that was probably bigger. It had a sheet, obscuring it from view. He took the side of the sheet and pulled sideways revealing a rectangular porcelain, it was big enough to fit two people inside. If that bowl like thing was to a person's hands and face then this must be to bath one's self… and instead of a hot spring or a wooden tub that had to be filled with warm water that was heated. This tub, he guessed that it was still called that, had already hot and called water. He really didn't need to test the theory out for he saw the same objects he had seen on the bowl.

Though he saw a third one, puzzled he wondered what that one was for. Then he saw something up ahead, it was a round shape object with holes. He hypothesized that water was likely to come out of there too. He turned the water on and reached for the third one, twisted it and watched in amazement as water did indeed come out from overhead. Some had actually sprinkled on him before he had gotten a chance to move. He continued to watched and marveled how it resembled rain, he put his hand under the spray of water, it also felt like how rain would feel too. He turned everything off and put the sheet back in place. Since he was done with this room or shall he put it bathing chambers he turned and left to observe other means…

Kagome slowly woke up, blinking her eyes to adjust to the darkness. Ugh her head ached and her throat felt sore. 'What happened?' She tried to remember but it didn't come to her still. All she knew was that it had something to do with Sesshoumaru… wait Sesshoumaru. Right he was here in her time. 'Where was he?'

"Sesshoumaru" she called out softly… no reply.

Kagome looked around herself but couldn't see very clearly. Why the hell was it so dark… unless she had been lying here on the floor for like the entire day? Eyes widening, she quickly got up to her feet swaying a little, but that didn't stop her. All she could think about was finding Sesshoumaru. Who knows what he could have done while she was sprawled on the floor, basically unconscious. Now why had she been unconscious… she still couldn't remember.

Squinting her eyes and feeling her way around. She knew there was a lamp near the sofa; all she had to do was get to it so she could see a little. 'Ok, move forward, slowly now. Almost there… a little to the left, I think' Bump "ow" she touched her hip messaging it. 'Great, I think I hit the end table, I went one or maybe two steps too far' after she finished massaging her bruised hip, she turned and reached out with her hands. Feeling around the area of the tiffany lamp, she slowly got her hands under the stained glass and touched the balled chain. It had moved away from her a bit swinging back and clinking on the body of the lamp, but when it was in her reach again she finally pulled the pull switch on.

Screaming and almost having a heart attack, kagome put her hand to her chest to try to stop it from bursting out. She was also breathing hard when she said "you scared the crap out of me"

"hn" was Sesshoumaru's reply. He was seated very comfortably she might add, on the sofa, crossed legged, with a book in his lap. He was also facing her with amusement plainly on his face, his mouth somewhat twitching as if he wanted to smirk.

Frustrated, well there goes her plan of trying to find him, he was here all this time; the bastard, why didn't he say anything. "That's all you have to say, hn, the least you could've done was telling me you were here. I called out to you, you know"

"Yes I know, but I was interested in your reaction to my absence. I thought it would be very entertaining and I was right, you did not disappoint. Your performance was highly amusing I must say."

Kagome blinked, for a moment all she could think about was 'wow that's the longest sentence I've ever heard come out of Sesshoumaru's mouth.' Then it evaporated. He had seen her struggle blindly through the darkness, had seen and of course heard when she had bumped and hurt herself on the end table and had done nothing to help her. The least he could've done was turn the light for her.

"If you saw that I couldn't see in the dark, why didn't you at least help out and turn the light on yourself"

Sesshoumaru lifted his eyebrow and looked at her as if she was slow or stupid. "I did not know that thing could produce light, therefore how would I have known to turn it on as you said"

"Oh" now she really did feel stupid, she should have thought of that before she voiced anything out.

"Umm, anyways, what were you doing in the dark?"

Lifting an eyebrow yet again 'doesn't he ever get tired of doing that?' he replied. "You see a book, do you not?"

Kagome nodded her head; of course she saw the book… smart ass.

"Then you should know I was reading" yet again, another smart ass remark.

Kagome scrunched up her face. "But wait… in the dark, you were reading in the dark?"

Sighing as if he was losing his patience, he replied like he was talking to that of a child. "Yes, I am a demon, as you very well know. An yet it seems you do not know that we have keen sight, therefore we can see very clearly in the dark and that concludes I can read very well in the dark too."

'Wow another big sentence, although I would much appreciate it if he stopped talking to me as if he was explaining himself to a child. He thinks I should know all this stuff when I don't, for one I'm not a demon nor am I a demon slayer, yes I'm a Miko but I still wasn't born in his era so how should I know. I should so totally rub that in his face, you know what I'm going to do it.'

Putting on an act of arrogance kagome retorted "it would seem that you have forgotten I wasn't born in your era, therefore how would I know such information about demons"

Something flickered in his eyes, but she couldn't name what it was. "Then the half- breed should have informed you"

Now it was her turn to lift up an eyebrow, well at least she tried too. "Did you not think that because he was half demon, he wouldn't know much about full demons" she said as if it was obvious… and it was.

Sesshoumaru tilted his head "I would think some of my father's blood was strong in him, if he could see well in the dark, he should know that demons do in fact see very well in the dark"

"Ugh, that's not the point" kagome said while throwing her hands up in the air. "You know what I'm saying… never mind I give up, I actually have a headache thank you very much"

Kagome walked towards the kitchen just before she passed the dining area she turned back to Sesshoumaru who had actually followed her movement with his face and piercing eyes. "Don't go anywhere, stay here I'm just going to get some pills"

just as she was about to turn around to the kitchen again she saw Sesshoumaru making a face as if saying -where else am I going to go- type of expression. Rolling her eyes and ignoring him altogether she went to a cabinet that held some pills. 'Advil - Advil… come on where are you, please don't tell me there's no - aha gotcha' taking the pill bottle she uncapped it and took two out, popping them into her mouth she put the pill bottle back then went to the sink, got a glass cup from the dish holder and poured water from the faucet. While drinking back the pills kagome walked out of the kitchen and dining room to the living room area and sat down next to Sesshoumaru.

Kagome twirled the glass cup in her hand, sitting this close to Sesshoumaru and there being silence wasn't making her head feel any better. In fact it felt as if she was getting worse 'Damn it when are the pills going to work.'

"So… what are you reading?"

Sesshoumaru looked at her as if she just hit her head and maybe she had. Trying to make a friendly conversation with Sesshoumaru was probably the most stupidest thing she ever did. No wonder he was probably looking at her like that.

Just when she thought he wasn't going to answer he finally did "your history book"

'Oh thank goodness I was actually almost going to squirm in my seat just then… wait did he just say my history book… oh no'

"Wait… I don't think… you should be reading that"

"Well your too late I'm almost finished, though it would seem humans only care about their history seeing as there's nothing about demons"

Kagome put the glass cup on the end table, folded her legs Indian style and started to rub her head 'and I thought my headache couldn't get any worse'

Sighing as she stopped rubbing, kagome thought there was something wrong with her or at least her head as she replied "well of course, in this century people don't believe in demons, I mean there are definitely stories of demons but humans think those books are just the works of old superstition and fantasy of mythical creatures… as I said before there aren't any demons, at least not that I've seen. So of course humans wouldn't believe. They always say people only believe once they've seen it for themselves and they know that it's true, heck I didn't believe in demons even when my grandfather kept showing me relics… (insert kagome making air quotes here) it wasn't until after I was brought through the well that I believed, no matter how surreal it was, then again when you're trying to be killed it's really hard not to believe and oh my gosh I can't believe I just said all of that." She finished while looking down and playing with her hands.

Kagome slowly turned her head towards Sesshoumaru, she had felt his heated gaze on her face for the past few minutes since she had sat down and it was really agitating now, "what… is there something on my face?" she really wanted to know why he was acting so strange.

She watched as Sesshoumaru tilted his head again, what was he trying to do get a good look at her or something, as if that was possible they were practically mere inches away from each other. 'Quick getaway while you have the chance'

"hn, I'm trying to phantom on what is wrong with you"

"Wrong with me?" okay now she was confused… unless he had a sixth sense and knew that she knew that there might be something wrong with her… wait did that even make sense, Whatever.

"Do you not remember what… happened?"

'Happened?' she still wasn't following though her head was pounding even more, stupid good for nothing pills.

Sesshoumaru sighed as he inched closer "maybe this should draw back your memory" he said while placing his hand around her throat.

"What are you -" then it hit her.

Drawing an intake of breath she moved away from Sesshoumaru's hand, her eyes were wide as she replaced his hand with her own. "You… you chocked me… almost to death I might add"

"hn I must have taken the air out of your brain for you to have a temporary amnesia like that"

Glaring daggers at Sesshoumaru kagome yelled furiously "this isn't a joking matter you know, you could have killed me, you_" she stopped short and realized something. Wasn't arguing with Sesshoumaru what got to the point of him killing her? As much as he was a bastard she did say they should cooperate with each other 'and apparently yelling or having a confrontation won't get us anywhere' kagome thought feeling dejected. 'I guess I'll have to forgive Sesshoumaru and let this one slide just like I did with the other one, which by the way had involved poison'

While Slumping she replied "you know what Sesshoumaru, it's okay… as long as you don't do it again of course" just the words coming out of her mouth hurt her enough. It was a good thing she had practice with inuyasha, him and Sesshoumaru should be lucky she had a patient and forgiving bone in her body, if it wasn't for her there would probably be no peace. They didn't know it but they both were a pain in her ass, just in a different way.

The instant shock on Sesshoumaru's face was definitely not an understatement; his eyes were wide as saucers.

"Wait… that's it. You have nothing else to say"

"Sigh nope, I just figured out arguing with you will get us nowhere and now that my headaches gone I kind of feel tired. I'm thinking about hitting my bed even though I was knocked out on the floor the entire day you could say" she said while getting up and getting ready to go upstairs to her bedroom.

Sesshoumaru sat there on the sofa as he watched kagome get up and walk to the stairs. So that was it, where was the spit fire Miko, he had to admit though she annoyed him he could not help but to admire that part of her. Was he actually disappointed? Yes… he acknowledged to himself that he was.

"Oh wait I almost forgot… sleeping arrangements of course… did my family come home while I was knock out?" kagome said while already half way up the stairs.

"No, they did not"

"That's strange… unless they went somewhere like on vacation, it's not the first time they've actually done that"

"Especially going without me" kagome mumbled

"Anyways since there not here I guess you can take… my grandfather's room"

Sesshoumaru made a face that showed his distaste. "That won't be necessary, I don't need to sleep"

"O-Kay well I guess I'll go then…umm you sure you don't need anything else though"

"I'm sure" Sesshoumaru replied, eyebrow twitching.

"Fine" kagome said shrugging nonchalantly as she walked the rest of the staircase.

Sesshoumaru looked down at the history book as his keen sense of hearing heard kagome open her door then close it. It seemed like she wasn't going to her bed though. He heard a sigh then "look at me, I look like a mess… I should take a shower first" then he heard her footsteps, a pause "wait a second… wasn't my history book in my room" dramatic intake of breath "it was… that bastard-"

Sesshoumaru smirked, well, well… it would seem the Miko still had some fire in her. "Okay kagome calm down, so he's been in your room, your invasion of privacy… okay this line of thinking isn't working… that's it… slowly… "

He heard the drawing of breath. Hn, so she was keeping herself all bottled up and in control, he wondered how long that would last. More footsteps, the opening and closing of a door, she just got out of her room. Then another opening and closing, she was probably in the bathing quarters. He heard rustling of fabric, a few minutes later he heard water running, a fine whooshing sound: the curtain.

Sesshoumaru leaned further back into the sofa; he laid his head on the curved top, the feeling of the cushion shaping to form. He closed his eyes as he listened to the gently soft pitter patter of the water, the book in his lap momentarily forgotten.

Well there you have it chapter 3, fave n review.