Chapter 10

Kouga Appears

"Kagome." the voice rang in her ears, the lovely voice that was like a song that sent a small child to sleep. "Wake up." the voice was soft, it was Sesshomaru. She looked up to see that she had fallen asleep in Sesshomaru's arms after crying for so long, and decided to stay there. "Kagome, You should go." it made her sad, to hear those words from his mouth. "Naraku most likely is angered you are not back, and I do not want you hurt."

"He probably already knows." she whispered, hugging him.

He sighed, and held her in his arms, and heard someone coming. He felt as if he had once before met this person, but only once. "Kagome. A youkai is coming."

"I feel… two shards…" she lifted her head to look at the entrance of the cave. "It's Kouga." she stated.

He looked at her puzzled. "Is he a friend?"

"Yes. But he thinks I'm his woman." she mumbled, turning back hugging the fur draping from his shoulder.

"You are not his." he said, pulling her up to his level by her chin. "You are mine."

"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING WITH MY WOMAN?" Kouga snarled, finally reaching the cave.

"She is not yours, Kouga." Sesshomaru said coldly, standing. "I believe we have met once before."

"Oh yeah, aren't you Inuyasha's half-brother?" Kouga said, still quite pissed.

"Yes." he stated, turning his attention back to Kagome, his eyes softening.

"And what are you doing with my woman?" he repeated, he wanted answers.

"Nothing." he placed his eyes back to him and they went once again cold.

"Great, then let go of her!" he snarled again, literally pissed off.

"That is not a problem." Sesshomaru smirked letting go of her, but she still hugged him.

"Kagome, what're you doing, its okay to come to me!" Kouga said, calming down."N-no…" she said, digging her face into Sesshomaru's fluff.

"What!? Sesshomaru what'd you do to her, put her under a spell?!" Kouga was less pissed off, just annoyed that he wasn't getting the answers he wanted.

If Sesshomaru could have laughed, he would have. "No, I have not put this woman under a spell."

Kagome sighed. "Woman is it now? Am I just that?"

Both of them turned to her, Kouga snatched her wrist and took her from Sesshomaru. "No, Kagome. You are mine." Sesshomaru's eyes went cold and slammed Kouga into a wall, ripping him from Kagome. "She is not yours, and she never will be." Sesshomaru stated, angered by this youkai's words.

"You're in love with Kagome too are you?" Kouga chuckled. "Seems she has every guy falling for her. Heck I wouldn't be surprised if Naraku did!" he laughed more, and then turned to Kagome. "Come with me."

She once again shook her head. "Come with us." she watched as Sesshomaru looked at her questionably. She shrugged and then smiled. "We could use your help. You see…" she began to cry, her façade of happiness fading.

Sesshomaru immediately was at her side, and then looked up at the youkai in front of him. "Kouga. You will listen to what this Sesshomaru has to say." he watched as Kouga groaned and then finally nodded.

Kagome finally stopped crying after Sesshomaru had told Kouga everything that had happened to her, but left out everything between the two of them, it would just make it worse for that damn Kouga, he'd annoy the hell out of him. Sesshomaru was almost startled by Kagome crawling to him and cuddling up against his fur. Kouga glared at him, but he ignored it.

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Kagura wondered what Naraku was planning. He hadn't really been looking into Kanna's mirror, and he was mostly spending his time resting. He was probably planning something horrid, so she decided to go see Kagome, she wouldn't be hard to find if she was with Sesshomaru, it wouldn't take long to search for the two. "Kanna. Tell Naraku I've went to the hot springs." she yawned, heading out and taking off on her feather. "Now. Where could she be?" She whispered to herself, amused to finally be outside for a while. Ever since Kagome came along, she'd been outside a lot more. She loved it, she felt somewhat more free.

Kagura spotted Kagome, finally. But she was not only with Sesshomaru it appeared, but Kouga as well. "Oh, this is going to be interesting." she groaned, Kouga was going to be a pain in the ass for Kagome.

"Kagura!" Kagome shouted, seeing her come down. "Kagura, I missed you!" she jumped into her arms.

Kouga looked at the two and then to Sesshomaru, giving a questioning expression. Sesshomaru just glared at him, and placed his gaze on Kagome.

Kagome was hugging Kagura, as if a long lost sister. "Kagome, I think you should give Sesshomaru a hug, he might be jealous." she whispered, letting out a laugh. She knew with Sesshomaru's hearing he would have heard that, and she was right. His expression wasn't a very impressed one. She watched as Kagome ran into his arms, and it made Kagura happy to see they were getting along, she had almost forgotten Kouga even being there burning with anger at Sesshomaru's actions towards 'his' Kagome. "Kouga. She isn't yours, you know." Kagura smiled, "But if you love her you will assist her, no?"

Kouga sighed, "I… Yeah, I will." he didn't really want to do as Naraku's incarnation said, but he had to for Kagome's sake, he was confused enough as it was with the situation. It was like the world turned upside down.

"Oh, Kagome. I must go. I was only to go for the hot springs." Kagura smiled, telling her everything would be fine with Sesshomaru. "Bye Kagome!" she yelled, taking off on her feather like she always did, Kagome liked to ride the feather, it was like the old days riding Kirara almost, at least it reminded her so.

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The warmth of the fire, but mostly the warmth of Sesshomaru's body and fluff. Kagome had been laying beside him under the stars that whole night, she couldn't sleep, it was just too wonderful of a moment to throw away. There were so many stars, and Sesshomaru's fingers entangled in her hair. She felt, this was the greatest moment of her life. "Sesshomaru." she turned, hugging him.

He looked down at her, eyes with no coldness whatsoever. "What is it?" he asked, not even for a second removing his gaze from her.

"If.. Naraku were to kill me.." she buried her face into his fur. "Would you.. Cry?"

He didn't believe what she was asking him. He did not cry. He was the great Lord of the Western Lands. But he did love her. Maybe he would cry. "Maybe miko, just maybe." he whispered softly into her ear. "But I surely would not forget you." he felt her tighten her arms around him and he simply responded by putting an arm around her, and held her as close as possible. He was enjoying this, and the fact that he could feel how angry Kouga was about this. It entertained him. He smirked at Kouga, but Kouga just did his best to ignore it. After all, he had to plan how to get Kagome to love him and not that filthy dog demon, so he just laid back until he drifted off into sleep, after he saw Kagome finally asleep. He didn't think Sesshomaru slept, so he thought it'd be best not to see if he did anything sneaky. He'd probably be dead tired in the morning.

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Naraku stood up from where he lay, on his bed. "Kanna, tell Kagura to go find Kagome. I could use some pleasing." he chuckled.

Kanna nodded, and left the room. Naraku couldn't help but smirk. Things were going great. He wondered what she had been doing the whole time. He hadn't looked in Kanna's mirror, because he thought it would makes things more fun. He would let Kagome come and go as she pleased, but he wouldn't let her go without himself being 'pleased. Oh his plan was going smoothly. In time, he'd destroy both Sesshomaru and that half demon Inuyasha. Yes, he would have the shikon jewel for himself. And the miko would be his, he didn't love her. He just loved the way she pleased him. And so she would continue to do so for the rest of her life.

Kanna walked down the hall and found Kagura laying on her bed staring at the ceiling. "Kagura. Naraku has said to bring Kagome back."

"Oh… I guess its best for her to come back sooner, before they get closer." Kagura mumbled, worried for Kagome. She didn't want her to lose what love she had.

Kanna just looked at her awkwardly, barely understanding what she had said. She watched as Kagura slowly slipped past her and out the door, mumbling more. Kanna stood in the doorway for a minute, and then turned and left. There's something wrong with Kagura. She thought, smirking.

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Kagome slowly opened her eyes, smiling to find Sesshomaru there, tangling his fingers into her hair. "Good morning." she said. Everything coming back to her from the previous day, she sighed. "Where's Kouga?"

Sesshomaru sighed. "He went to find food, he insisted he did."

"Oh…" Kagome said, rubbing her face against his fur. "So soft." she smiled. Kagome was amazed when she heard Sesshomaru of all people chuckle.

"Kagome." Sesshomaru whispered.

"Yes?" She asked, looking up.

"I love you." he said, looking down at her with no sign of coldness in his eyes whatsoever.

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Ugh! Sorry that took forever! I'll be working extra hard though, ^^.