"My lord, where is Rin?" A small toad demon from behind Sesshomaru had asked.
"There is no need to speak of her again, Jaken." Sesshomaru had answered in a low tone.

Why has he been acting like this? Has something happened to poor Rin?! The day went on without a single word, just like the old times before he had gotten soft. Everything was back to normal, back to where it should be. He got his clothes back, his Mokomoko and his old normal life. He should be very content, but then why did he feel like this? There was only once before where he felt like this and it was when his father gave up his sword to none other than Inuyasha. He had felt betrayed and felt he had failed his father.

I don't get Inuyasha. He says he loves me but he never makes a move and he's always going after Kikyo. So why now? Why once someone else does make a move, he gets like this? It's been a day since I had gotten back from home to begin on the jewel searching again. I was right, I did get distracted from Sesshomaru whenever we would get attacked. But I always seem to scream Sesshomaru's name in my mind instead of Inuyasha's when I'm in trouble. But of course, Inuyasha's the one that comes and save me.

"Inuyasha, could we take a rest?" We've been walking all day without any sleep on my part.

"Yeah."

I didn't answer him the other day when he had asked if the kiss didn't mean anything to me. Since then he's been trying to avoid me and tried not to make eye contact.

"Hey Kagome." Songo's voice appeared next to me, startling me. She sat down next to me by the river. "How have you been holding up?"

"Pretty good actually." I never really was a good liar.

"I'm not sure what had happened between you and Sesshomaru, but if you ever need to talk about it, I'm here."

"Thank you Songo. It means a lot."

"And don't hold yourself back if you need to go home. Jewel hunting can wait."

I don't know how I would make it here without Songo.

A week had passed without running into Sesshomaru and I was beginning to feel a bit better. Inuyasha stopped avoiding me and started to sleep next to me at night. Everything had felt like it was back to normal, even Inuyasha had ran off to see Kikyo just like before. Miroku never left a pretty girl escape his sight, and Songo hovering over him. I wonder how she does it. Deals with the jealousy and anger towards him. Maybe because she truly loves him and will forgive him everytime. Then why don't I forgive Inuyasha every time he see's Kikyo? Is it because they have a past together? A past that him and I can never share?

I've thought about going home a few times, but I'm not sure how that would go once I saw Rin back at my house. It would be hard to lie to her again and hard to not think about Sesshomaru whenever I see her. So I dealt with Inuyasha always running off to see Kikyo, it hurts less than thinking of Sesshomaru.

"You've done well, Sesshomaru. But it looks to me you're running out of breath and I'm barely getting started."

A deep growl escaped his chest as he launched at Naraku with a swing from Tokijin. Why was he so tired already? He could have easily done away with Naraku as he's done before, but now it seems he's carrying a massive weight on his shoulders.

"You're getting slower, Sesshomaru." Naraku caught him in the air with a free tentacle. "Has something been bothering you? Maybe it's that girl that no longer travels with you."

He's been watching me this whole time. How come I never noticed?

"Or maybe it's Inuyasha's woman that's doing this to you." He felt his eyes widen and his breathing stopped.

"So it is that human girl. I remember some fifty years ago when I got your brother and Kikyo to betray each-"

"Don't compare me with that half-breed." Sesshomaru growled tearing the tentacle that held him with his claws.

"You're too smart for that. No, you'll easily see through my disguise." Naraku laughed, putting up the barrier so Sesshomaru couldn't reach him.

"You talk too much." Sesshomaru said landing on his feet on the nearest mountain cliff. "This will make you shut up." He reached for Tokijin again.

"Don't you find it weird that the well had stopped working once Inuyasha had left you and Kagome in her own time? I didn't expect her to come back with him and take Rin back, probably why my plan had failed."

"So you're the one responsible for this." Sesshomaru had gotten angry, but he waited on pulling Tokijin back out.

"Yes. I would have gone there myself, but seems that only Kagome and Inuyasha can pass through. So I had let you play as a pawn in my own little experiment. You should have awoken in her era and taken over, killing all of the humans that you despise. I should have known better that you had gotten soft running around with that little human girl. And instead of killing everyone, you fell inlove with own your brothers mate. Which can also work in my experiment also. I'll be expecting to see you soon, Sesshomaru."

Sesshomaru had heard him laugh before disappearing into the darkened clouds. "Damn it." He swore under his breath and took flight to the sky, leaving Jaken behind as always.

"INUYASHA! SIT!" Kouga had shown up only a few moments ago to come and see me and to flirt with me, like always. And like always, got into a fight with Inuyasha over me. I didn't care this time though, it's about time someone put Inuyasha in my place and made him jealous.

"Damn it, Kagome! What was that for?!" Inuyasha yelled with is face still planted in the ground.

"For always fighting with him!

"It's been so long since the last time I've seen you." Kouga said grabbing my hand and putting it on his own chest. "How's the dog-breath been treating you? You can always come back with me."

"Thanks Kouga, but I think it's best for me to stay here."

"Yeah, so beat it flea-bag." Inuyasha said stepping between Kouga and I.

"Move it Inuyasha!"

"Over my dead body!"

"I hoped you'd say that." Kouga smiled and punch Inuyasha in the face, between his eyes.

"SIT!" I yelled before Inuyasha got the chance to swing at Kouga.

"KAGOME! At least let me get a chance to hit him back!!" He yelled.

"Thank you, Kagome." Kouga said stepping onto Inuyasha's back. "I've always known you loved me." He said grabbing my hand into both of his.

"Geh ouf of mehh." Inuyasha muffled into the ground.

"Kouga, I-" Before I could finish what I started, a flash of white flew between us and knocked Kouga off of his feet and sent him flying a few feet.

"You'll pay for that, Inu-" Kouga yelled getting back onto his feet then realized Inuyasha was still on the ground where Kouga had been standing on top of him.

Sesshomaru.

"Stop acting like children." He said, his voice deep and strong.

"Who the hell are you?" Kouga yelled.

Inuyasha finally got back on his feet, standing only a few feet away from Sesshomaru. "What the hell are you doing here, Sesshomaru?"

"If you'd hadn't realized it already, Naraku is only a few hundred yards back. Since you lack the brains and strength to protect the person dear to you, Inuyasha, I will be the one fighting."

"Did you say Naraku?!" Kouga asked.

"I do not need to repeat myself."

Did he come to protect me from Naraku?

"How did you know he was coming here?" Inuyasha barked.

"We were all fooled by Naraku. He wanted Kagome to bring me to her era in hopes I would destroy it. Since that did not happen, he is going to try to use Kagome against us."

"So Naraku was behind all of this." I spoke this time, mainly to myself.

There was a loud crash to the east of them as a dark cloud came into view.

-My computer broke. Again. How surprising, huh? But my brothers wife is letting me use her computer to write my stories :] So no more delays!

-Ha. So... forgot what I was gonna say. Huh. Oh. Haha so yeah, Sesshomaru got made at Kouga for flirting with his woman :P.

-I'm not sure how I'm going to do it, but this is like far from ending. So at least 10 or so chapters. Hopefully haha. 3