So, I am very sorry for how long it is taking me to update. I don't plan it like that, but the plots taken me a while to develop...Oh well, please enjoy~! Btw, chapter title is from The Last Night by Skillet. K's pov.

Chapter 4: Wrap You In My Arms and I Won't Let Go

Smooth, yet fluffy. Silky, but with an underlying roughness, a core of iron. My sleep laden mind struggled to make sense of the strange material underneath my face, closed eye lids hiding it from view. I didn't want to open my eyes and release my warm feelings of sleep. I wasn't being lazy, really. It's just that with thinking about all my conflicting feelings over Inuyasha each night, I hadn't gotten much sleep. And what little that I did get was fitful, so that I awoke each morning even tireder then when I laid down that night before.

But now that was over. I had moved on. For real, this time. Although that wasn't entirely true, it was more like my thoughts of him had been replaced with those of another.

Before my mind could venture any further down that dangerous path, I carefully reminded myself that I needed to figure out what was beneath me. The mystery substance almost reminded me of Inuyasha's hair, except that it was more feathery, more... refined. Like the difference between cotton and silk. Cotton was soft and fresh, but undoubtedly beaten by rich silk. Really though, what could be under my face that felt like that?! Resigning my self to the idea, I let my eyes slowly flutter open.

Yet again, I woke up to the sight of a rough cave. This was just becoming a thing, wasn't it? A grayish green vine grew up the makeshift wall, there were poisonous purple splotches in the middle of each leaf. Hmm, that must be the awful thing that I had to eat last night. No wonder I had such a bad reaction to it, the sickly leafs didn't look like something that one was supposed to eat. Glance around at objects closer to me, a flicker of silver caught my eye. Focussing on it, I gasped loudly in shock.

Sesshomaru was sprawled out on the ground, with his arms wrapped around me! My cheek was resting on his chest, with strands of his hair trapped between. So that's what the feeling was...Not the time for that! How the hell did this happen? I know that I passed out pretty quickly last night, but it shocked me to the core that the imperious daiyoukai would too. Maybe...Maybe he trusts me.

Stupid Stupid! I scolded my self harshly at the ridiculous thoughts, but it was justified. After all, last time I thought that about someone, he ended up not caring very much. But, my emotional, more romantic side countered, why else would he let his guard down enough to fall asleep? Or even help me at all? I shook my head hopelessly, futilely trying not to care.

But no matter how hard I shoved the thoughts of him out of my mind, I just couldn't stop the all too familiar warmth blossoming inside me.

(Shessho's pov)

The sweet scent of Sakura blossoms mixed with warm sunshine filtered through my sensitive nose. It was refreshing, and although it seemed out of place, was somehow familiar. I surprisingly couldn't put my finger on where it could possible be coming from. Unless...My thoughts trailed away as something shifted against me, exposing my warm skin to the chill morning air.

Inhaling deeper, a burst of clarity reached me as I realized where exactly I was. So then that fresh, spring smell was Kagome's...Hn. She stirred against me again and I heard her gasp slightly at seeing me. Keeping my eyes closed, I feigned sleep, wondering what her reaction might be. Her breathing sped up imperceptibly, before she dejectedly sighed. Curling away from me a bit, which I was not happy about, she lay there quietly, thinking I suppose.

Why did she sigh?! What was so utterly depressing about waking up next to me? She also had the blatant audacity to move away from me, as if offended. Although, I suppose that she did not know that I was awake, and that I shouldn't make assumptions as I had absolutely no idea what she could be thinking about.

I almost sighed heavily at the thought that my emotions, the same emotions of the powerful, undefeated ruler of the west, were ruled by the whims and moods of one small human girl. I shouldn't lie, she really wasn't "one small girl" anymore. Rumors and whispers had been passing throughout the youkai realm about a hanyou with some insignificant potential and the human companions he had. Many rumors circulated around a black haired miko who traveled with him, such as how great her power was, where she had come from...Kagome was gaining quite the reputation. Nothing compared to mine, of course.

But unfortunately, having your power known throughout the youkai world was not always good. As they gained more fame, more demons would come to challenge the group, wanting to gain their power. Challengers were already showing up, such as the tiger scum from last night.

Just the thought of the measly piece of filth sent an enraged growl rumbling through me as my eyes snapped open. Veins of red were no doubt coursing threw them as my inner beast rose to surface. Damn trash, preying upon my miko.

"S-Sesshomaru?" The trembling voice cut threw my rage immediately, crimson streaks draining away quickly. I met Kagome's gaze, her eyes were wide with fear and surprise.

"Kagome. I was remembering last night. The the mere though of the garbage that attacked you angered me, I had no intention to scare you," My voice was quiet and deep, meant to soothe her. Her doe like azure orbs calmed as I spoke, and her head fell back onto my chest, closer then before. That was good, as my arm was wrapped around her shoulders and it was uncomfortable to have her sitting up.

"Oh, that's ok. You just startled me a bit," Her voice had lost all traces of sleep, but was pleasurably quiet. If I was someone else I might have laughed just then, but instead I asked her a question.

"You are content to lay there, even after waking up?" Her cheeks colored a bit as her mouth opened and I found the sight to be pleasurably adorable.

"Of course I am. I had wanted to go back to sleep but that's impossible now..." Hmm, why did she turn her face away from mine?

"Why is that impossible? There is nothing preventing you from sleeping." Now her cheeks burned red, but it was a lovely blush.

"Well, not to you,maybe but for me...I can't sleep when your staring at me like that," How interesting. I raised my hand to brush it gently through her soft hair.

"You did last night. The first night that we came here too, so why should now be any different?"

"B-But then I didn't know that you were staring at me! It's different now," Ah, it's much too fun to tease her this way. She just gets so flustered, I could feel her breathing speed up and her heart beat faster.

"It matters that I am looking upon you? How so?"

"Be-Because...It feels...I don't know! It's embarrassing though!" She buried her head into my kimono at this, hands covering her eyes. But suddenly, I did't feel like teasing her anymore. I wanted to know the answer now. I...needed to know.

"You're lying to me, Kagome. You know exactly how you feel, why will you not tell me?" That, much as I hated to admit it, angered me more then it should. Why should I care if a mere human girl was hiding things from me? I almost sighed at that. Of course, she wasn't a mere human girl. This little miko had crawled her way into my heart and I really couldn't deny it any longer.

Surprisingly, Kagome jumped off of my chest and spun around, sitting with her back to me. "I don't want to lie to you. I don't mean to but...I just can't tell you how I feel, it-it's not a smart decision," her voice shook a little more as she went on, until it broke on the last word. Concerned, I sat up but she hurried out of the small cave and into the surrounding forest. Damn it, why wouldn't she just tell me? What was so important? Was I wrong to hope that she felt same way that I did? Angry and confused, I stalked out of the cave, intent on catching her.

(Kagome's pov)

God damnit, why was it always so cold in the feudal era? Not to mention, my shirt was pretty much useless because of the huge tears in it. But that didn't stop me from hurrying. I mean, I was pretty sure that Sesshomaru had figured out why I wouldn't tell him, but I still did not have any desire to voice my feelings. It was almost as if saying it out loud would make it offical. Telling him was a bad idea, there was no chance in hell that he would ever feel the same towards me. So I would just never tell Sesshonaru. Eventually he would forget, right?

Mid-thought, my obnoxious habit of tripping in the forest decided to rear its unwanted head. I went sprawling over the forest floor, a loud shriek ripping out if my mouth.

But instead of colliding with the ground, my face fell into a soft, fluffy mass. Sesshomaru had caught me, yet again. But no matter how many times it happened I couldn't stop the butterflies in my stomach or the blush covering my cheeks.

Still a little shocked, I took a deep breath and was stunned be his smell. It was so fresh, so masculine, so...him. There was no way to describe it, but the scent was pure Sesshomaru. Clean and sharp, yet was still an underlying animalistic layer. The overall affect had me inhaling deeply again and again just to smell more of this deliciousness.

"Mmm.." Oh crap, did I just say that out loud?!

"Are you sniffing me?" He sounds mad. Shit.

"Maybe...I can't help it if you smell good," Suddenly a crystalline, deep chuckling filled the air. Stunned beyond belief, I could only stare up at him in wonder. Mirth filled Sesshomaru's face as he laughed, his hands settling gently on my waist. He leaned down to whisper in my ear, making a delicious shiver run through me.

"Does your sniffing me have anything to do with your lying to this Sesshomaru about how you feel towards me?"

"I-I didn't lie to you," Damn, why did I have to stutter? Dead give away!

"Kagome, I am at the end of my patience. I hate liars, so stop," His voice was deadly serious, his hands gripping my waist tightly to keep me from running away. Which I desperately wanted to do, run to someplace where I could avoid his questions until this stupid crush of mine faded away. Forgotten completely before I had a chance to hope that he would ever reciprocate, ever feel the same.

My eyes filled with tears, as I turned my head away from Sesshomaru before speaking. "I already said it. I. Can't. Tell. You."

A light growl rumbled out of him, one strong hand reached up to grip my chin and tilt it towards his face. Almost hypnotized I couldn't keep my eyes away from his, much as I would have liked to. He looked a bit angry, a light scowl marring the delicate features. The claws on the end of Sesshomaru's fingers were digging in to my face, but not enough to hurt. It did tell me that the daiyoukai was mildly annoyed.

But his eyes showed the most emotion. Deep, gold ponds of swirling emotion. I could make out confusion, anger, sadness and a deep desperation. What he was desperate to have, I couldn't tell. His voice too, was full of anger and need.

"Why? Why do you do all these enticing things, making me believe that we are growing closer, just to run away? Kagome, how do you do this to me... " My tears overflowed, running in damp trails down my face.

"I don't mean to. But...But your not wrong. I feel like we're closer and though this may just be my imagination, is most likely just me overreacting... I don't want to leave your side, I want to be close to you...I like you, Sesshomaru,"

(Sesshy's POV)

She admitted it.

She liked me. At that one tiny, quavering sentence light bursted in great flashes through my mind. Joy, pure unadulterated escasty ran through my cold heart like lightning bolts.

But Kagome kept speaking, with tears trailing down her face.

"As much as I don't want to, and much as I would love to hate you, to have no thoughts of you again, I just can't. It's awful that I feel this way...My heart is just so stupid,"

Keeping my demeanor perfectly emotionless, I asked her the most important question yet, "Why is that stupid?"

Kagome smiled sadly up at me, her eyes were flat, empty of all her usual cheer. "Because you'd never feel the same. I'm not an idiot, I know that you hated humans for hundreds of years. I'm not foolish enough to hope, Sesshomaru, that this would ever become something. I know that yo-"

My lips crashed down on hers with shocking force. I hugged her to my body, one arm wrapping around Kagome's slender waist, the other tangling in her black locks. She gasped, allowing me to slide my tongue in. I wasted no time in ravishing her mouth, ignoring the protesting hands on the chest. The tiny miko was attempting to push me off her, but there was no fight behind her weak shoves. It was blatantly obvious that she wanted this too. I pulled away slowly, a little short on breath. Kagome however, was panting heavily with her azure eyes open wide. Her confused gaze flicked up to meet mine.

"Wh-Why?"

Using the hand still wrapped in her hair, I gently tilted her head back. Nuzzling softly, I kissed her throat between words. "Why did I kiss you? You kept making all these absurd assumptions about me not caring for you." A shiver ran down her otherwise still body.

"Really, how cold to do presume my heart to be? How could I not feel something for you, Kagome. Tempting as you are, being intelligent and strong..." My teeth scraped against her collarbone, making her whimper quietly. Grinning, I continued , "And yet you're still soft, gentle, innocent even."

Breathing heavily, she whispered, "Stop. Why are you doing this, Sesshomaru?" Sighing, I pulled away from her pale neck, cupping Kagome's face with my clawed hands.

"Because I love you."

(Kagome's pov)

My arms wrapped around him with surprising speed as Sesshomaru spoke that one little sentence.

"Really?" Because it was much to good to be true.

He sighed heavily, making my heart plummet until he kissed me again. This time it was gentle, soft and full of emotion. But like before, I was breathless in no time, gasping against him. I tried to lean back, surprised to realize that his arms had me locked in a iron embrace. Sesshomaru went back to ravishing my throat, sucking and kissing until I was shaking. I never wanted this to end. My arms fell limply to my sides, fingers curling in pleasure.

"Sh-Sesshomaru..."

His voice was a sultry purr as he replied, "Yes, my Kagome?" The silver haired daiyoukai had somehow pressed me up against a tree, I was to absorbed in his ministrations to notice.

"You should stop...Your driving me crazy," Literally, I couldn't catch my breath, and my heart was hammering. "But...I love you too."

He smiled down at me, the first real, over joyed grin that I had ever seen him have.

So, what do you guys think? God, it took forever to get that right, Lol. Please review and thank you for reading!