Authors note*

HI :D Sorry for giving you a cliffy last time but I couldn't resist XD I hope you enjoy this next chapter because it took me so long to write. Without noticing i made it a long no BETA!

Enjoy

"Lover?" Sesshomaru questioned, his grip on the man's neck loosening up. "I have no lover," he stated at the demon. He doesn't have a lover. Especially a weak demon such as the one called Naraku.

"What are you talking about?" Naraku questioned, moving Sesshomaru's hand away from his neck. "We've been together for a very long time," he says, getting dangerously close Sesshomaru and reaching his hand out towards his cheek, "my darling."

"Cease your hands from me," Sesshomaru warned, slapping the demons hands away from his face. The demon had a hurt look on his face, making Sesshomaru's chest tighten up with guilt.

"Sesshomaru, why do you act so cold?" Naraku asked, sadness in his low husky voice.

Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes at the demon. He didn't know whether to trust him or to kill him on the spot. There was something about the demon before him that made his stomach turn into a knot. He didn't like this feeling."My business is my own," Sesshomaru replies as he turned to walk away.

'Still the same Sesshomaru I see,' Naraku thought, irritation growing inside of him. He has to do something to make Sesshomaru trust him. But what? Not wanting his victim to leave, he grabs Sesshomaru by the wrist.

"I said to cease your hands from me," Sesshomaru said, looking back at Naraku and lifting his hands up to expose his claws. "I wont hesitate to strike,"

"I wont release you until you tell me what's wrong," Naraku said in a stern voice, narrowing his eyes at Sesshomaru, "I only want to help you."

"I told you before, my business is my own," Sesshomaru said, his hand began to glow green. 'His persistence is irritating,' Sesshomaru, thought as he looked into the demons red eyes. They had a mischievous glow to them, which irritated the demon Lord even more. "Now release me," he warns one more time.

"No," Naraku says, trying his best to hold back a smirk. This situation is rather amusing to the spider.

"Well then," Sesshomaru says as he swiftly pulled Naraku towards him and slashed his nails towards the demons chest.

Naraku avoided Sesshomaru's lethal claws, releasing his grip on the demon lords wrist at the process. 'Look's like he can still put up a fight,' Naraku thought as he shielded himself, with his robe, from the venomous whip thrashing at him.

"Why won't you strike?" Sesshomaru grunted, still thrashing his whip at Naraku.

"Because I would never harm you," Naraku simply said, holding back a gag from how cheesy he sounded. He isn't going to get anywhere at this rate.

"So you're going to let yourself be killed by the hands of your 'lover'" Sesshomaru asked, launching himself forward and slashing his claws down at the demon.

"No," Naraku said, leaping out of the way. "I don't plan on dying today-" he continues as he grabbed Sesshomaru's wrists again and forced him to slam himself against the tree, "-or any other day." He smirked down at the glaring demon Lord. 'I didn't think it would be this easy,' Naraku thought, keeping a firm grip on Sesshomaru's hands and holding them on either side of the demon Lords body.

Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes at the demon before him. A menacing growl erupted from his throat. He did not like this Naraku demon at all. Who is this bastard? It was obvious that Naraku was not Sesshomaru's lover. This demon was fooling with him. 'No one fool's this Sesshomaru,' Sesshomaru thought.

"Relax my love, I'm not going to harm you," Naraku cooed as he leaned closer to his lover.

Sesshomaru's eyes slightly widen as the demon's face grew closer to his. "Don't you dare," Sesshomaru hissed, feeling the demons hot breath hit his lips.

"Sesshomaru," Naraku moaned, making Sesshomaru's heart skip a beat. Their lips brushed against each other lightly. Sesshomaru could feel his bottom lip slightly quiver. Naraku smirked at the stunned look on the demon Lord's face, 'I got you right where I want you,' he thought, noticing Sesshomaru's eyes dim slightly. Naraku's smirk grows wider as he is about to close the gap between them until-

"-Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha's voice interrupted.

Naraku frowns and growls to himself as he backed away from Sesshomaru. Damn, he should have known that Inuyasha would have gone looking for his brother. Naraku looks at Sesshomaru's face and instead of the usual blank expression the demon Lord always had, he saw a stunned and almost longing look on Sesshomaru's face. Naraku's smirk returns. 'The demon almost looks charming,' he thought, placing a small kiss on the corner of Sesshomaru's lips. "I'll see you soon my love," Naraku whispered before disappearing.

Sesshomaru lets a shaky breath leave his lips. His heart was running a mile. 'What happened?' Sesshomaru questioned himself as he looked around. 'His scent is gone,' he noticed as he touched the spot where Naraku kissed him. 'It's almost like burning feeling,'

"Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha called again, finally spotting his brother and walking over to him. "Geez what are you doing all the way here?" Inuyasha half scolded, waiting for Sesshomaru to answer, "we thought you got lost!" As he grew closer to his brother he was surprised to see a confused look on Sesshomaru's face. Sesshomaru never expresses his emotions, especially through his face. "What's wrong?" Inuyasha questioned.

Sesshomaru looks at his half brother and then up at the sky. It's already dark. "...Nothing," Sesshomaru answers, taking a deep breath and letting his blank expression grace his face once again. "Shall we go?" He asked, walking past the half demon and heading back towards the village. Already letting the incident with Naraku brush off his shoulders.

"Hey, wait up," Inuyasha says, walking behind his older brother. "Before we head back I just wanted to...apologies," Inuyasha said stopping the demon Lord on his tracks. Sesshomaru looks back at Inuyasha. "What I said earlier...I didn't mean to be so harsh about it but...it just came storming out of me...I'm sorry," Inuyasha apologized, averting his ears back and looking down. Apologizing wasn't exactly an easy thing for him. Especially if it was towards the guy that made your life a living hell.

"...Keeping things inside for to long can eventually come falling out," Sesshomaru said as he looked up at the stars. He could feel the half demon's gaze on him "What you said was merely the truth,"

"Yeah but-"

"-Apologizing for speaking the truth is foolish," Sesshomaru then added.

"What you say?!" Inuyasha growled. Geez! Even with his memory gone he's still a jerk!

"If I really am the heartless person you describe me to be then I regret all the things I've done to you and your companions," Sesshomaru said, changing the subject and looking back at Inuyasha's surprised face.

'What the hell, is he apologizing?' Inuyasha thought.

"Will you except my apology?" Sesshomaru asked, looking into Inuyasha's eyes.

"Um...well..." Inuyasha drifted off. He wasn't sure whether to forgive Sesshomaru or not. He couldn't tell if he was truly sorry. The blank expression on his brothers face didn't seem to convince Inuyasha. "...I-"

"-Just except my apology, I assure you that if I regain my memory you wont be hearing another one from me again," Sesshomaru said irritatedly. Why's the half demon taking so long in forgiving him? It's a simple yes or no question.

"Tsk!...I'll think about it," Inuyasha said looking away. He can't forgive Sesshomaru just yet. He has to see if he's really sorry first. Besides, it's to early to apologies.

"...Very well then," Sesshomaru said, turning his back towards Inuyasha. "Let's head back."

"Okay," Inuyasha nodded as he followed behind his older brother.

"Damn you Inuyasha," Naraku hissed as he watched the two demons walk away. "I was so close too," he said to himself as he turned his back on the two Inu demons and began to walk away. Inuyasha is going to be a problem in the future. He will definitely foil Naraku's plans. He has to get rid of him somehow. "Sesshomaru, you will be apart of me," Naraku chuckled to himself, remembering the longing look on the demon Lord's face. "Soon"

"Lord Sesshomaru," Rin yelled excitedly, running up to her Lord and latching herself onto his leg, "I've missed you." Sesshomaru Looked down at the girl and nodded his head to greet her.

"Welcome back my Lord Sesshomaru," Jaken greeted, bowing before his Lord. "Where did you venture off to?" Jaken asked, as Inuyasha walked inside the room.

Sesshomaru thought about his encounter with the demon Naraku. How he had him pinned against the tree, how he made his heart quicken...the way his lips felt when they touched the corner of Sesshomaru's mouth. Sesshomaru was certain that this demon was a part of his life before the accident...but not in an intimate way, that's for sure. He can feel his inner beast slowly waking from its slumber, and he did not like being near Naraku.

"Lord Sesshomaru?" Jaken questioned, breaking Sesshomaru out of his thoughts.

"...I was nowhere," Sesshomaru answered dryly, as he walked past Jaken, with Rin still latched to his leg.

All the while, Kagome, Sango, and Miroku watched the demon Lord make his way to his bed in silence. There was something different about the demon Lord. Kagome stared at Sesshomaru worriedly. Sesshomaru looked dazed and seemed to look like he longed for something. Almost like he misses something...or someone. "Is everything alright?" Kagome asked, furrowing her brows.

Sesshomaru sat down on his bed and leaned against the wall. This felt much better then laying down for some reason. He looked towards the young woman and nodded. A soft, quiet, sigh left his lips as he closed his eyes. He needed to rest. Alright, maybe he fibbed a little when he told the monk his body has fully recovered. But he needed air to clear his thoughts. Not to mention the small quarrel he had with Naraku made his body ache even more. Damn, his headache seems to have returned.

Rin watched as her Lord got comfortable against the wall. She's glad her Lord came back safely. He left without taking his swords or armor. Rin knew that her Lord is strong and can handle himself but she felt as though someone was out to get him...someone bad. "I almost forgot about Ah-Un!" Rin gasped, quickly coming out of her own thoughts as she ran towards the door to retrieve the two-headed dragon.

"Don't venture too far," Sango ordered, sounding motherly. Rin nodded her head and left the room to look for the dragon.

"Ah-Un!" Rin half yelled, half whispered as she walked down the road. She squinted her eyes towards the darkness and once again calls out for her friend quietly. She did not want to wake any of the sleeping villagers. They would surely get mad at her. "Ah-Un!" she called again as she looked around for the dragon. 'Where is he?' Rin thought as she walked a few houses away. A shiver ran up her back as she continued to walk away from the home her Lord was resting in. Why the sudden shiver if it's not cold outside? "Ah-Un!"

"Looking for someone?" She heard a familiar voice ask from behind.

"Master Naru?" Rin thought as she looked behind her.

"Hello again, my child," Naru greeted as he walked towards Rin with Ah-Un on his side and a torch in hand. "Is this your dragon?"

"Ah-Un!" Rin cheered quietly as the dragons rubbed their heads affectionately against her. She giggles as she looked up towards her friend Naru. Why is he still wearing his sun hat in the middle of the night? "Thank you for bringing Ah-Un back to me," she thanked, bowing her head in appreciation.

"It was my pleasure," Naru replied. "So how is Lord Sesshomaru? Is he better?"

The smile on Rin's lips disappeared. A frown now graced her innocent face. "No...My Lord has lost his memory," Rin explained as she filled Naru in on whats happened for the past few hours. She told him how her Lord acted when she asked if he still remembered her and how he and Inuyasha had an argument which led him to leaving.

'That much I know,' Naru thought, nodding his head as the little girl continued her talking.

"Lord Sesshomaru is back now, he's resting in his room with Lady Kagome and her friends," Rin finally said, her smile returning to her face.

"That's good to know-" Naru nodded his head, " -that Lord Sesshomaru won't be alone while he's recovering."

"Mhm, I know he'll recover soon!" Rin half yelled enthusiastically. "I have to go now, everyone will get worried if I stay out too long," Rin explained. "It was nice seeing you again Master Naru, and thank you for listening to me again," Rin thanked, as she hugged the man around his leg. Naru was very tall, he was almost the same height as her Lord Sesshomaru.

Naru smiled down at the little girl. She always seemed to make his heart warm up a little. 'Probably because Onigumo's heart is still inside me,' Naru thought bitterly as he pulled away from Rin and bended down to her eye level.

"Before you go, I brought a little gift,"Naru say, reaching his hand inside his sleeve.

"What did you say to him?" Kagome whispered irritatedly to Inuyasha as he sat down beside her.

"Why?" Inuyasha whispered back.

"He looks, i don't know, dazed," Kagome explained, "you obviously said something to make him look like that,"

"All I did was apologies and...he apologized back," Inuyasha admitted, letting a small pink blush spread on his cheeks.

"Really?!" Kagome half yelled in disbelief. Sesshomaru apologize? No way!

"SHH!" Inuyasha shushed, not wanting anyone to hear.

Sesshomaru looked towards Inuyasha and Kagome. Did they forget his ears were sensitive? He could hear the conversation they were halving clearly. "All we did was apologies to one another, I assure you there is nothing wrong with me," Sesshomaru explained as Kagome and Inuyasha gasped in surprise.

"Crap, I forgot your ears are sensitive," Inuyasha groaned, blushing harder then before. Sango and Miroku chuckled at Inuyasha's embarrassment.

"Even we could hear the conversation between you two, you guys aren't very good at whispering," Miroku added, laughing. Both he and Sango were sitting against the wall across from Inuyasha and Kagome.

"How embarrassing," Kagome uttered as she began to apologies to Sesshomaru, "I'm Sorry, I didn't mean to talk about you, sorry if I offended you in anyway." Kagome bowed her head several times at Sesshomaru in apology. Inuyasha's blush was still visible as he averted his eyes from Sesshomaru. Kagome narrowed her eyes at the half breed and grabbed his head. "INUYASHA is sorry too!" Kagome exclaimed, bowing Inuyasha's head for him.

"Hey!" Inuyasha exclaimed, as laughter filled the room.

Sesshomaru looked around the room. Everyone was laughing and having, dare he say, fun? Even Jaken was laughing at the two. Sesshomaru felt a strange warmth in his chest. It felt strange and unfamiliar...But he couldn't help but welcome it. A small smile graced the demon Lord's lips as he watched, in amusement, the young women and his brother apologies.

"We should tone it done a bit, we might wake Shippo and Kirara up," Sango said, looking down at the sleeping demons.

"Alright," Kagome agreed as she went through her yellow bag. "You must be hungry," she said to Sesshomaru as she pulled out a bag of potato chips and a soda can. "Here, I saved these for you."

"I don't think he's going to like does Kagome," Inuyasha said, watching the highschooler make her way towards Sesshomaru.

"Can't knock them until you try them, right?" Kagome told Inuyasha as she opened the bag of chips.

"What is this?" Sesshomaru asked, receiving the bag from Kagome. 'What an odd scent,' Sesshomaru thought as he picked up a chip from the bag and studied it. What is this strange object? Is he suppose to eat it?

"They're potato chips," Kagome explained. "They're really popular where I'm from,"

"Silly girl! Lord Sesshomaru does not eat human food, especially potato chips-Lord Sesshomaru?!" Jaken exclaimed as he watched his lord take a bite from the foreign food.

'Pathetic toad,' The demon Lord thought as he let the flavors of the chip dance around in his mouth. It wasn't exactly the type of food he'd prefer to consume but his stomach was empty. 'I guess it will have to do.'

"Do you like them?" Kagome asked, as Sesshomaru popped another chip in his mouth.

"...They're salty," Sesshomaru said.

'I guess that's a yes?' Kagome thought as she opened the soda can and handed it to Sesshomaru. Which he gladly received. "It's orange Soda," Kagome said, as she watched Sesshomaru take a sip of the drink.

'This is surprisingly good,' he thought, going back to his chips.

"Please stop my Lord, that food could be poisonous!" Jaken begged, as he watched his Lord causally eat.

'Wow he's actually eating it,' Inuyasha thought, staring at Sesshomaru with amazement.

"I'm back!" Rin suddenly yelled, making Inuyasha's heart stop for a moment.

"Geez! You scared the crap out of me!" Inuyasha scolded, his heart racing a mile.

"What took you so long?" Sango asked, as she watched Rin and Ah-Un walk inside the room.

"I was with my friend, Master Naru," Rin explained as she made her way towards Sesshomaru while cradling something in her small hands. "Here Lord Sesshomaru, a gift from Master Naru," She says, dangling a necklace in her fingers.

"Who is this Naru..." Sesshomaru trailed off as his eyes widen at the object. 'It's beautiful...' he thought as he gazed at the necklace before him. The necklace was long and silver with a blackish blue jewel dangling from it. The jewel had a small gold gem in the center of it with three small white feathers hanging from it. It was stunning!

"Naru is an imaginary person Rin made up," Jaken answered, breaking Sesshomaru from his thoughts. "She probably stole that thing,"

"He's not imaginary Master Jaken, he's real! Even Ah-Un saw him, right?" Rin argued as the two headed dragon nodded their heads in agreement. They did see Naru, and he is in fact real.

"Insolent Liar!"

"Enough," Sesshomaru said in a stern voice. This damn Toad is pushing Sesshomaru's patience. He's itching to claw the demon's mouth off. Sesshomaru glared darkly at the Jaken. 'Say another word if you dare,' his eyes seem to say, making a shiver run down Jaken's back.

"My apologize me lord," Jaken quickly said, bowing his head several times.

'Geez, what an annoying demon,' Inuyasha thought, as Kagome glared at the green demon.

"Tell me Rin," Sesshomaru says, looking back at the jewel and setting down the chips and soda. "Why would Naru give me such a gift?" he asked, humoring the little girl. If Naru is imaginary then he might as well play along. He takes the jewel from her small hands and examines it closely.

"It's a good luck charm," Rin explained, "Master Naru said it was so your memory can come back quicker."

"What a nice gesture," Kagome agreed. "I'm sure Sesshomaru loves it, right?"

Sesshomaru looks back at Rin and nodded his head in gratitude. Rin smiles wide. "Can I put it on you?" She asked hopefully. Sesshomaru nods his head as he handed the charm to Rin. She carefully puts it over her Lords neck and stares in awe. 'Lords Sesshomaru look's amazing with the charm,' She thought, watching the jewel rest on the demon Lord's chest. It seems to sparkle more now that her Lord is wearing it.

'Wow,' Both Miroku and Inuyasha thought. The charm made Sesshomaru look more feminine. They can almost picture flowers appearing behind Sesshomaru. He seems to look more attractive now.

"Ahem, I think it's about time for us to rest for the night," Miroku said, taking his eyes away from Sesshomaru.

"Alright...Are you blushing?" Kagome asked, watching Miroku's face go redder.

"Of course I'm not," Miroku stated.

"Inuyasha seems to be blushing too," Sango pointed out, making the demon flinch.

"What?! I don't blush!" Inuyasha argued, as he locked eyes with Miroku. Were they both thinking the same thing?

Authors Note*

LOL it seems that Sesshomaru ate the chips just to annoy Jaken ne? Oh-oh! We found out Naru's secret identity. What do you think the 'good luck' charm does? Subscribe and review your thoughts on the charm xD BTW! As you guys noticed, I update every Sunday. Just a heads up! I might not update next Sunday because I'm busy this week XP I'll try my best though!