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A Good Save?

After a while Inuyasha's cries had softened into whimpers, the sound of each carving another wound into Kagome's heart.

He wanted to be away from her, and it hurt. Badly. Every attempt to find out what had happened had been met with failure.

"Are you attempting to be humorous, miko?"

Sesshoumaru looked less than impressed with the well.

"My house...it's in another time. This is the way to it."

"Very well then."

"You can't come."

He quirked a questioning eyebrow.

"What I mean...is..only Inuyasha and I can pass. I, because I'm the guardian of the Shikon no Tama, and he because...because...he...wears my charm."

"The rosary?"

She nodded.

"You will show this Sesshoumaru your dwelling, else I take Inuyasha with me."

"But you cannot come."

"Find a way. And soon. I have not the patience."

Kagome sighed, obviously frustrated. After a while, she faced him again.

"If I can get you to the otherside, you are not allowed to leave the grounds of the shrine."

"You dare order this Sesshoumaru?" His cold tone screamed at her.

"It's more of a condition. There are no such things as demons in my world. I fear for your safety should you be seen."

"This Sesshoumaru can handle...inconveniences of the like."

"Please. Consider it an agreement. I help you come to my world, and in return, you don't leave the shrine."

"You are forgetting the favour done to you, in bringing the half-breed."

"Please don't call him that...and I am grateful, I am...but...please...that is all I ask."

"Very well. Let it not be said that this Sesshoumaru is unreasonable. I accept your bargain, but I require one more favour."

"Name it."

"I will do so at a later date, but you are bound to acquiesce to it, understood?"

"And if I don't?"
"Then there is no bargain."

She frowned a bit then held out her hand.

"Agreed."

He looked at her oddly.

"Oh...right...you don't shake. Never mind. Okay...in order for this to work I will be giving you a Jewel shard. You need only hold on to it." Please let this work!

She placed it in his hand, then turned around and jumped in; the familiar ocean of blue light surrounded her; and she peaked behind her.

Sesshomaru didn't even have the decency to act fazed.

She sighed.

Jii-chan is going to kill me!

Author's Note: Some explanatory notes first:

1.Kagome is wishing on the jewel shards that Sesshomaru can travel through. Since Takahashi sensei hasn't ruled that possibility out I'm using it :p

2. Kagome is a really bad example on how to enter into verbal contracts XD

3. Much as I love hearing from all of you I must protest to those of you who would only complain about my updating routine. Some of you seem to be under the mistaken impression that I will update if you tell me to several times or if you complain about the length of the chapter. (No, this was not the reason I put this chapter up, I was reading the reviews while editing and replied before posting). The reason why my chapters are short is because they're easier to edit that way (and as I found out) also easier to read. I simply do not have the time to go through large amounts of text proofreading and spellchecking. I do not feel the need to reveal my entire personal life to justify for this; enough to say I have not the time. If I have, I update and if not then no. Not all of you take the time to review every chapter either, so I do not see that this should be such a problem. Lastly, I really must thank the other 99 per cent of you who have been nothing but a delight to hear from. Thank you truly for all your support!