Chapter 9: Sesshomaru's Help.

"Kagome, it's time to wake up." Sesshomaru's voice came into my ears as I tried to open my eyes, but they just didn't want to open. "Kagome, Inuyasha is here to take you home." My eyes snapped open at that.

"No!" I shouted shooting up. I stared at Sesshomaru, an evil smile was on his face as he stared at me with a laughing gaze. Grabbing the pillow I was sleeping on I threw it at him without thinking. He caught it and surprisingly kept smiling at me. I sighed and slid off the large king size bed, that was practiclly three feet off the floor. When I was standing up right I felt as if I were three feet tall standing in front of Sesshomaru. It was like looking up to my father when I was little. I swear! At five five I'm not all that intimidating. "I'm up, what now?" I asked rubbing my left eye of the sleepy sand, or whatever that gunk is called.

"Breakfast is done." Sesshomaru said as he turned, tossed my pillow, and left me alone in the room. I sighed as my feet followed after him, I was hungry and still upset.

"Nee, Sesshomaru, did you really call Inuyasha last night?" I asked sitting down on one of the stools at the bar. I watched as Sesshomaru flowed around his kitchen with ease. He was a natural as he finished the eggs, placed equal amounts on two plates and set hotcakes (Pancakes) on two seprate plates. I was so amazed. "Wow."

"Yes, I did." Sesshomaru said startling me, without knowing it I had dazed out. Snapping back to look at Sesshomaru and sat straight backed against the stool's back.

"You did?" I asked as he nodded and set the plate down in front of me. I stared at it before looking back to Sesshomaru. "What did he say?" I asked looking back down at the hotcakes and eggs.

"Yes, he said he was sorry, and for me to bring you home last night. I told him to piss off and hung up. From what Inuyasha said he and Miroku were talking about Inuyasha's ex-girlfriend." Sesshomaru said as my gaze snapped up to him, he was watching me intently.

"Ex-girlfriend? Who was that?" I asked starting to feel bad about leaving last night.

"He'll tell you when he's ready, but she left him about a year and a half after he went into the coma. She said that she couldn't wait for him anymore and started to go after Miroku, but Miroku's too much of a loyal bastard to date her, that and Sango would of killed him." Sesshomaru said turning away from me to pour orange juice from the container on the counter. I looked down at my plate and picked up the fork, stabing it into the hotcakes.

"We're...we're they serious about each other?' I asked softly, my voice didn't want to work one bit.

"Inuyasha was, but her...she was high maintanince. There was no problem letting her go. She was trouble, always making Dad and Inuyasha get into fights with each other. It was horrible." Sesshomaru said with a tone that held regret and pain.

"Why does your voice hold such saddness?" I asked innocetly, I know that Sesshomaru and Inuyasha don't get along that well, but still he must care for Inuyasha.

"I wasn't there." Sesshomaru said, his back still towards me. I wasn't paying much attention to what I was doing, when I noticed that something warm and good was being absently stuffed into my mouth I quickly chewed the hotcake and swallowed.

"You weren't there? For what?" I asked, keeping my voice soft and as unjudgemental as possible. Not that hard mind you.

"For when he dealt with father, for keeping that...woman away from him, and for the car crash that nearly killed him." Sesshomaru said softly as he rested his hands on the counter and hung his head. I kept my gaze low even though i wanted to stare into his eyes, to see the emotions flowing through them.

"How did it happen?" I asked, I had never asked how, when, or why Inuyasha was in the coma.

"Are you staying beside my brother?" Sesshomaru asked, it was an oddly worded question.

"Always, he saved me." I said softly, in reality it was only he who kept me alive. Sesshomaru liked my answer, I guess, because he turned around and looked down on me like a judgemental parent inspecting their child's date. He must of saw something that he approved of because his eyes eased and the cold mask he usually held was completely gone.

"The offical report was break failure. All his breaks failed at the same time. They suspected foul play, but they could never tie anyone to it. Inuyasha was to stupid to stay away from trouble, the night before he was sent into the coma he called me, saying he saw something really bad. A man had killed a young woman in the allyway beside his work, said that he knew the man and that the police wanted him to testify the next week. I wasn't there to protect him like his mother made me promise to. I let him get nearly killed! I should have come home that night! I should of called Father, Miroku anyone to keep an eye on him, but I didn't think that it mattered, nothing dealing with Inuyasha ever mattered to me." Sesshomaru said as his eyes flickered with pain and regret again. I stood up, walked around the counter, to stand in front of him. He looked down at me, his eyes nearly in tears. It broke my heart to see him like this.

"Sesshomaru, it's not your fault. You couldn't of known." I said softly trying to ease the pain in his heart, he wasn't making it any easier on me to do so.

"He never gave any indication that he was introuble at all!" Sesshomaru said grabbing my shoulders and shaking me slightly. I grabbed his shirt out of instinct and held on.

"Sesshomaru, stop! You have to let go of the past in order to move forward." I said feeling like swing set after playtime at school. Sesshomaru stared down at me, as if it were the first time he saw me before. "Sesshomaru, do you feel better?" I asked smiling up at him.

"Thank you." Sesshomaru said his cold mask slipped back on to his face. "Please sit and eat. You can change and leave afterwards." Sesshomaru said taking his plate and left me alone in the kitchen. I watched him go, slightly confused about his actions. Hanging my head I stared at my plate of nearly cold food. Sighing heavily I stuck my fork into my eggs and started to eat my breakfast.

DING DONG! DING DONG! DINGDONGDINGDONG! The door bell was going to break if this kept going on. Standing up I shouted I'd get the door as Sesshomaru appeared at the top of his stairs. I smiled and turned the doorknob opening the door with a quick pull. Staring out the door I stared into turmoiled violet eyes.

"Inuyasha!" I shouted as he rushed forward in a blur of black and tan. His arms wrapped his arms around by body as he hugged me closely to him. I could hear him as he took in the smell of my hair. I couldn't help but blush, no one had ever done that to me before, and now that it has, I felt like one of the happiest girls.

"Kagome! I was so worried! It thought I'd never see you again. I called your mom and Sango, I called Miroku and a few of your old firends! You scared me when you left! I was strangely relieved to get the phone call from Sesshomaru when he said you'd came here!" Inuyasha said his words muffled by my hair. I smiled and snuggled against his neck.

"I'm sorry, I just felt so hurt by not knowing what you two were talking about. I know I over reached, I'm sorry." I whispered into his neck as tears burned in my eyes. I was feeling a horrible twisting in my stomach as I clung to Inuyasha, I hated how I had acted, and the worst of all I hated how Inuyasha had tried so desprately to fine me. "I love you." I sobbed as Inuyasha kissed the nook of my neck.

"I love you too. I'll tell you everything, just please, please don't do that again. Please, I love you." Inuyasha said pressing his forehead against mine, looking me in the eyes. I smiled as he kissed the wing of my nose.

"Ahem! This is my house!" Sesshomaru said loudly startling us both in to bright red faces. We both bursted into laughter in each other's arms.

...OK

So who do you thing the ex-girlfrirend should be? I was thinking Kikyo, but that's the normal, then Kagura by she was the exgirl in my other one. any ideas? Please tell me. Thanks a lot!!! Loves you all!!