Chapter 2: The true objective!

"Sit Boy!" Kagome yelled at the top of her lungs, "SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT!" "Oh boy, here we go again," Sango sighed. Kagome angrily grabbed her stuff and began to walk away. "Ye fool, now look at what ye done," Kaede muttered, sighing along with Sango. "Where do ya think you're going!" Inuyasha yelled after her, climbing out of his crater.

"I'm going home!" Kagome yelled. "Well fine then!" Inuyasha called after her, "but in this dark you're sure to be captured by a demon!" "They'd be better company than you!" Kagome yelled, her voice starting to get distant, "So why don't you SIT this one out!" Inuyasha fell back into his crater, and Shippo giggled. "Wait till Miroku hears this one!" Shippo said to Sango.

Sango got up and said, "You know Inuyasha, all you had to do was say her cooking wasn't all that bad." "It ain't my fault she can't handle the truth," Inuyasha muttered, "that food was terrible and you know it!" "I thought it tasted good," Sango said, beginning to follow Kaogme, Hiraikotsu in hand. "You're leaving too huh!" Inuyasha yelled angrily. "Like you said there's a possibility she could be attacked by demons," Sango responded, "I'm just going along to make sure she doesn't get hurt. Shippo, if Miroku gets back with Kirara before I come back, come looking for us okay?"

Shippo nodded, "Okay!" Sango broke out into a run trying to catch up with the distant girl. When she finally did, it was only because Kagome had spotted her and decided to wait. "Thanks Sango," Kagome said smiling, "I was a little worried about being caught by other demons because of the Shikon jewel." Sango smiled in response and said, "So how long will you be gone this time?"

"Oh, about three days should do the trick," Kagome said laughing. They entered the glade with the bone eater well in the middle of it. "Well, remember to bring back snacks okay?" Sango asked as her and Kagome neared the well. Suddenly Kagome was pushed back from the well. "Kagome!" Sango shouted, and turning around yelled, "Hiraikotsu!" The attack was easily deflected. "I didn't come here to fight," A calm voice said.

"Its Sesshomaru," Sango thought, identifying the attacker. "If you didn't come here to fight then why did you attack Kagome!" Sango yelled, pulling out her sword. "This doesn't concern you," Sesshomaru said, and before Sango could react, struck her upon the head, knocking her out. "Stop it!" Kagome yelled, and shot an arrow at him. Sesshomaru dodged it and said, "If you come along willingly, I won't hurt the girl anymore."

Kagome looked towards Sango, and unstrung her bow. "What do you want with me?" Kagome said to Sesshomaru. He didn't say anything and walked over towards her. "Get on my back," Sesshomaru said, emotionless, "I don't need the half-breed tracking me." As she climbed onto his back, Sesshomaru became overwhelmed with her scent. She smelled like a spring breeze, flowers and all. He growled and set off.

Kagome heard the growl, but couldn't fathom why he'd be angry with her. Kagome sighed and thought, "I hope Inuyasha can get me out of this one." Sesshomaru could feel the hopelessness in her aura, but did not comment. As they landed in front if his home, the servants once again came to the door. "Take this girl to her room, dress her in something proper, and is the dinner finished?" Sesshomaru asked, dropping her when he got to the door.

"Yes, Lord Sesshomaru," A Servant said bowing. "Then prepare a table for four," Sesshomaru said starting to walk into the house. One of the servants hurriedly opened the door, and bowing to Kagome told her to follow him. Kagome followed the Servant through the house, it was absolutely breathtaking, the way the house was decorated. "Please keep up," the servant muttered when he realized Kagome was lagging behind.

She followed him to a room, which was just as beautiful as the hallways floor had a black carpet, and the bed had been centered in the middle of the room. A window let in the moon's light, and had black drapes. The walls were painted red, and had two silver stripes at the very top of the wall. A mahogany wardrobe sat on one side of the room.

Kagome walked over to it and opened it. It had a countless number of kimonos inside of it as well as a note that said, "Wear these everyday. They're much less...lewd than your current attire." "Well he most certainly wouldn't approve of the modern era!" Kagome said, laughing.

Kagome took one of the kimonos into hand. "Do you require assistance from female servants?" The servant asked. "No, thank you," Kagome said to the servant. He bowed and walked from the room briskly. "Well this is strange..."Kagome thought and began to dress into the kimono, "he obviously wants me to join them for dinner, but what is he up to...? Maybe it's a trick to finally kill Inuyasha...but yet he said he doesn't need Inuyasha following him..."

"This is starting to give me a headache..." Kagome said out loud once she had put the kimono on. She walked outside the room to find another servant waiting for her. The servant bowed, this time it was a girl. "I'm here to escort you to the dining room," The servant said after she had bowed. Kagome only nodded and began to follow after the servant.

When they came into the dining room, a long tabled sat in the middle of it. A regal carpet coveted the floor, with red being the dominant color, and white entails on the edges of the carpet. At the top of the table sat three people. Kagome walked down the table and smiled brightly when she saw the little girl waving towards her excitedly. As she walked over to join the girl she couldn't help but think, "That's the same girl Kohaku was trying to kill. So I was right about my hunch, she does travel with Sesshomaru."

She sat down next to the girl who then said, "My name is Rin, and you're Kagome!" Kagome simply nodded. "You're gonna be my play friend!" Rin said, her smile reaching her eyes. Kagome sat silent for a moment before it finally hit her; she had been brought here to play with Rin. She burst out into laughter, which puzzled Rin. Rin looked towards Sesshomaru, and he looked towards Kagome with an emotionless face.

"Yes Rin, I suppose I am your new playmate," Kagome said, once she had finished laughing. The servants brought the food out, and laid it out before them. "Before we begin to eat Kagome," Sesshomaru said, "I want to inform you that escaping from here wouldn't be in your best interest. And we will be moving on after staying here for 2 weeks. Remember that because if you don't, it'll be your stuff getting left behind."

Kagome nodded, and they begin to eat. "Jaken," Sesshomaru said when they had finished, "I want you to keep a lookout around the surrounding area, should that half-breed figure out where I've gone, and is two days away from here, report back immediately. Take A-un with you." "Yes Lord Sesshomaru," Jaken said, and was about to walk out when he bumped into one of the servants. He fell backward, his staff flying into the air. "Watch where you're going!" Jaken yelled, waving his fist around angrily. "Sorry master Jaken," The servant said bowing, and walking away. "You better be-," Jaken was cut off as his staff made a crash landing on his head.

Kagome and Rin had broken out in laughter when the toad demon had fallen. Sesshomaru watched with little interest, and said, "Maybe I'm entrusting you with too much, Jaken." "No Lord Sesshomaru not at all!" Jaken said, giving Kagome and Rin an angry glare. Rin immediately stopped laughing and said, "Are you okay Master Jaken?"

"Now you ask!" Jaken yelled, snatching his staff up and storming off. Kagome stopped laughing and turned towards Rin and Sesshomaru. "Bath time is next Kagome!" Rin said looking at her anxiously. Sesshomaru got up and without glancing backwards, walked out the dining room. "Well, lead the way Rin," Kagome said with a sigh.

Rin walked ahead and Kagome followed, thinking. "I wonder if trying to escape is as hopeless as he made it out to be...," Kagome thought. She came to and noticed the little girl was no longer in front of her. "Oh no, don't tell me I'm lost," Kagome said, panicking. There was a door up ahead and she went towards it and opened it. A long carpeted aisle went to the other side of the room, with shelves on either side, and a scroll was opened on the table in the middle of the aisle.

"Hmmmmmmm," Kagome thought, walking over to the scroll. She sat down at the table and began to read it. "Youkai mating?" Kagome thought incredulously, "who was reading this?" "Chapter one: Signs of a female wanting to mate a male," The scroll read, "The female comes in sync with the males schedule subconsciously. For example, if the male goes to sleep at a certain time, odds are the female will be able to tell he is asleep. The female becomes possessive over the male, and does not allow any other female to come in close proximity of the male."

Kagome yawned and skipped to the bottom of the scroll. "Note: the female will only begin to show these signs if the male wants the female as a mate as well," The scroll ended. "Doesn't it make more sense to ask them out?" Kagome thought, getting up and stretching. She walked out of the library and noticed another door down the hall. As she got close to the door she could hear splashing water.

"So you thought you had me lost right!" Kagome yelled opening the door, "well the joke is on...!" She stopped cold in the doorway as she saw what the room contained. A shocked Sesshomaru stood in an indoor spring, completely naked. Kagome could feel her face turning a bright shade of red as she slammed the door back shut. "Kagome there you are!" Rin said running over to her, "I said lets run there, but I guess you didn't hear me..."

Rin noticed how red the girl seemed to be when she saw the door Kagome was leaning on. "You don't want to go in there," Rin said, pointing towards the door, "Lord Sesshomaru usually bathes in there around this time." Kagome blushed darker and muttered under her breath, "I know." Rin didn't catch what she said, instead grabbing her hand and walking off.

Kagome followed the little girl to a turn she had previously missed, and walked to a door on the opposite side of the wall. She opened it and inside the room water was running into another indoor spring, flowing out the other side though little streams. Sleeping clothes for her and Rin had already been laid out by the servants. "Are you going to bathe with me?" Rin asked, tilting her head. "Sure why not!" Kagome said, the blush finally receding.

They undressed and got into the water, when Rin splashed her. They played "The Splash Game" for a while before finally sitting down. "Do you like the guy you travel with?" Rin said, "You know, Inuwahsa?" "Inuyasha," Kagome said, laughing at the girl's mistake, "I suppose you could say that." "Does he like you back?" Rin said with innocent eyes. Kagome looked at the girl curiously before saying, "He act like he does sometimes, but then, right when I think he truly does, I catch him with Kikyo..."

"Oh I'm sorry," Rin said, looking sad. "Its no big deal," Kagome said, trying to laugh for Rin, "why do you ask anyhow?" "Just curious," Rin said smiling, and then she leaned towards Kagome in a secretive manner, "would you try to become Lord Sesshomaru's mate?" Kagome stared at Rin in shock. "ME try to become HIS mate?" Kagome finally said, "Were you the one reading that scroll?"

"I don't want Lord Sesshomaru to be lonely," Rin said, after nodding her head, "we visited all the other plains leaders to try to find out stuff about the Nawaku guy, and they all had mates...and Lord Sesshomaru..." "Wait, so you got him to bring me here under the pretense of being your play buddy when you actually want me to try and become his mate?" Kagome said, and then shook her head, "I don't think he likes me that way Rin." "And besides, I would like to be in a relationship with a guy who has a zero percent chance of killing me," Kagome thought furtively.

Rin looked devastated when Kagome said that, and hung her head. "He's really not that bad once you get to know him," Rin said, and getting out the spring, she dried herself off, dressed into her sleeping clothes and left. "Great, now I feel terrible," Kagome thought, doing as Rin had done a few minutes ago. She opened the door and was shocked to see Sesshomaru and Rin standing outside. When Rin saw her get out, she made an expressed point of turning her head away.

"Ummmmmmm," Kagome said, starting to blush as Sesshomaru continued to stare at her, "about earlier..." "I hope you're not going to make that a habit," Sesshomaru said, "I do like to have my privacy when I am lacking in attire." Kagome stared down at the ground and didn't make eye contact with him. "Sorry about that," Kagome muttered. Sesshomaru then walked off.

Kagome sighed and said, "Rin, I know you're trying to help Sesshomaru, but I just don't think he's interested in me that way. Let's still be friends, please?" Rin looked up at Kagome and finally said, "Okay" and she immediately lit up with a smile. "Lets go to our rooms then!" Rin said, grabbing her hand.

She took Kagome onto another hall, which only had two doors. "The door on the right is my room," Rin said pointing, "The door on the left is yours. See you in the morning okay?" Kagome nodded and the girl bounded off toward her room, waving as she shut the door. Kagome went into her room.

She yawned and climbed into bed. "Well I suppose it wouldn't hurt to stay here for a while," Kagome thought, the bed soft and comforting, "it sure beats looking for the jewel shards everyday..."

*****************I do not own Inuyasha, although Sesshomaru...naw kidding. XD I know I suck for putting out a story the very next day, but I don't have anything to do but this, due to summer vacation. I did indeed try to make this one a little but longer than the first, but alas, I must say that my imagination could only stretch it this far. We'll see how far I can go with Chapter 3! :D Review please, constructive criticism is indeed, appreciated.*********************