Chapter 21,

It had been a week in a half since Kagome fainted and Sesshomaru still sat by her bedside. He had fallen asleep beside her bed with his head near hers and his hand holding hers. He was slightly snoring and he was dreaming of a mate that he hoped would come back to me.

The sun rose and Sesshomaru woke up from his wonderful dream. He looked back at Kagome and sighed. She was still asleep; even though she used a lot of her demonic powers she should not have been asleep for this long. He gripped her hand a little tighter and smiled down at her.

"Return to me my love, I need you." He said and leaned down and kissed her forehead. He let go of her hand and got up from his seat. Suddenly a wave of nausea passed over him and he quickly walked back to the seat. Suddenly a voice filled his head. I need you Sesshomaru. He recognized his mates voice and he smirked. What would you have me do, my love? He thought and he heard Kagome laugh. I need you to believe in me that is all because I am coming back. She said and Sesshomaru nodded and smiled a true smile.

He gently grabbed her hand and he looked down at her peaceful face. He waited and finally he felt her hand squeeze his hand back. He looked down at his hand and then back up to her face and he noticed that her eyes were open. He smiled at her.

"You are finally back." He said sweetly and Kagome blushed at him and nodded. "Yes, I am back." She said and he leaned down and gently brushed his lips against hers. "I missed you." He said and Kagome smiled at him, "and I missed you to." She said and he kissed her again.

When he broke away he looked down at her. "You friends have been waiting for you to wake up." He said and then Kagome looked confused. "Just how long have I been out?" She asked and Sesshomaru smirked at her. "You have been out for almost two weeks." He said and he smirked again as her jaw dropped. He held out his hand and she took it and he pulled her out of bed.

Kagome looked down at her outfit and she made a gross expression. "I need to go take a bath and change into something a little nicer." She said and Sesshomaru snorted teasingly in agreement.

She then got a change of cloths and then she went to the hot springs that resided in the castle and she quickly sank into the warm water. She sighed and washed herself. She knew that she shouldn't make everyone wait but she was thoroughly enjoying the bath and didn't want to get out.

Finally after about thirty minutes of soaking in the bath Kagome heard the door behind her open and she knew that somebody was in the room with her. She then heard the rustling of clothing and then the splash of water when the person entered the bath.

She looked around but could not pick anyone out among the steam. "Hello…is anyone there?" She asked, slightly scared, especially when nobody answered.

Finally she heard the movement of water an a pair of yellow eyes pierced through the steam and then Kagome felt someone wrap their arms around her waist and pull her to the person and the person put his or her hand around her mouth.

Kagome gave off a muffled scream and then blushed when she heard a soft chuckle. "Kagome, you do not have to fight me, I was just teasing you." Sesshomaru said and Kagome turned around and glared at him. "That was really mean of you, scaring me like that!" She said and gently punched in on the arm.

Sesshomaru chuckled again and Kagome looked at him in slight annoyance. "So why are you in here anyways?" She asked and Sesshomaru smirked at her. "You were taking to long and I also needed a bath." He stated and Kagome smiled at him.

Kagome huffed and they both bathed themselves and then got out of the bath and quickly changed themselves into proper kimonos. When Sesshomaru was dressed he looked over at Kagome.

"I am starting to get a tad hungry. Lets go and eat breakfast with everybody." He said sweetly and Kagome nodded. They both walked out of the hot springs, holding hands and walked to the dining hall. When they got there everybody was waiting for them and Kagome smiled.

Shippo and Rin both jumped out of their seats and ran over, quickly and tightly hugging their mother. They were crying and then both Sango and Miroku got up, holding Aiden and Kira. Sango walked over and handed Kira to her mother. Kagome cradled the child and Sesshomaru got Aiden and held him as well.

Kagome cuddled the children when Inuyasha got up with Kikyo and walked over to them.

"What when on when you passed out!?" He asked forcefully and both Kagome and Sesshomaru growled at him. Kikyo put a hand on his shoulder, "Inuyasha, stop because Kagome just woke up and I doubt that she wants to be pestered by your never ending questions." She said and Kagome nodded to the woman in thanks.

They all sat back down but not before Kagome put the children in the high chair. Breakfast was then served and everybody ate in comfortable silence. When breakfast was done Sesshomaru looked at everybody.

"We need to talk about what will be done about the Naraku and Takai problem." He said and they all nodded. The rest of the day was spent discussing what had to be done and how to destroy both Naraku and Takai and get back the Jewel Shard.

Finally the day ended and Kagome got up from the table. "I am going to bed now, call if something happens." She said and then she picked up the children and took them to their room. Shippo and Rin both followed her. Sesshomaru watched as she left and when she was gone he looked back at everyone.

"I was planning on not telling Kagome yet, but I do not want her to fight in the final battle unless is absolutely necessary." He said and Inuyasha glared at him. "That is ridiculous! We need her for that fight!" He yelled and Sesshomaru's eyes bleed slight red and he growled at him. "She is my mate and I don't want her injured or worse dead. What would you have your mate do?" He said and Inuyasha looked at the floor, no answer to his half-brothers question.

Sesshomaru then got up from the table, said his goodnights, to everyone except Inuyasha and left for bed. When he got to his room, Kagome was already asleep as were the children. Sesshomaru put on his night cloths and slipped into the bed beside his mate.

Sesshomaru wrapped his arms around her and fell asleep quickly. Kagome in her sleep snuggled closer to Sesshomaru and he wrapped his arms tighter around her for protection, even while asleep.

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Naraku and Takai finished looking on the couple and they went back to Naraku's castle. When they got there Naraku looked over at Takai.

"There is something I would like to give you. Come to the dining hall later this evening." He said and Takai nodded.

Naraku then left Takai and he walked to the dining hall with an evil smirk on his face and he laughed his maniacal laugh.

A.N

I hope you all liked this chapter. Thanks to all who reviewed, thanks for getting me up to 100 reviews! I can't believe that I managed two chapters in almost two days. I will try to get the next chapter up later. There will only be a few more chapters left of this story. There will be a sequel and it is called Returning to you, if you think that title is kind of stupid don't be afraid but instead please tell me. Please review and tell me what you think because I love to hear your thoughts.