It's finally October! Yay for fall and Halloween! Here is the next Chapter, and thank you for all of you who have favorite and followed my story. And a special thank you to my reviewers. You guys are great! Without further ado, I don't own Inu and the gang.

The flames danced back and forth like a woman trying to catch the attention of the attractive man across the room. Crickets chirped, sending out their mating calls

and somewhere off in the distance an owl called out a warning. He was hunting. A slight chill breezed over Anya's skin. She shivered and pulled the blanket closer

around herself.

"Maybe there is a reason you are here and can't return yet. Like you have to do something" offered Kagome trying to help Anya to feel better. She had stayed in the

well for well over a hour, dunking herself over and over trying to get home before Inuyasha had finally dragged her out. Then she had cried quietly for about ten

minutes before Kagome and Sango had taken her off to a hot spring. It had helped a bit. While they had soaked in the hot water the girls had explained to Anya

everything about this strange world and the people that lived there as well as how Kagome had first come to be there.

"I can't imagine what it could be, but perhaps you are right. I will try to find out why I have to be here, and perhaps when I can return home. It's not like my father

will know I am missing." Anya replied feeling gloomy.

"Why not" asked Inuyasha bluntly.

"Inuyasha, don't be rude" yelled Kagome. Anya smiled. The two acted like an old married couple. She could tell that they liked each other, but something seemed to

be holding Inuyasha back. Perhaps it was his ex, the one who had shot him. Kagome has said that the woman had been brought back to life, which Anya didn't

understand, wasn't Kagome her reincarnation?

"It's alright Kagome. My father loves me, but…he is used to living on his own. He has been stationed overseas for the last five years. My mother passed away and I

went to live with my grandmother for two years. He's always been distant; my mother told me that while he was very happy that I was born he had missed out on so

much of me growing up that I was like a stranger to him. So he is unsure how to be a father to me. I have only come to live with him since my

grandmother's retirement last summer. We're still learning how to be around each other. " Inuyasha nodded, it made a sort of since, his father loved him, but had

had to be away a lot since he was a lord, and raising Sesshomaru to be one as well. Kagome laid a sympathetic hand on Anya's.

"Let's all get some rest; it's been a long day for us all I think." Anya nodded and laid down, the others finding spots close to the fire. Anya noticed Inuyasha placed

himself close to Kagome without being improper. He seemed to want to put himself between her and potential harm. It was very sweet. Anya longed for someone

who wanted to care for her. She had wanted her mother back but instead of seeing her face when she closed her eyes she saw Sesshomaru. Kagome had told her

everything she knew of him. He detested humans, seeing them as a weakness, which was why he took issue with Inuyasha. So obviously he would never want to be

with Anya, she knew this. Yet she could not help remembering every detail of his face and long beautiful hair. His hands had looked so strong. His long arms would

feel so safe wrapped around her she just knew it; Imagining him holding her lulled Anya asleep.

Sesshomaru sat in the tree looking down at the sleeping group. Inuyasha had known he hadn't left completely, which is why he pretended to sleep between him and

his human, but Sesshomaru cared not. He couldn't seem to go too far away from this new human. Why was she holding his mind? He wanted to explore this more,

figure it out, but he couldn't with Inuyasha and the others so close. If he took her they would come for her, and he didn't want a human at his home. Rin was

enough. He would follow from afar for a few days, perhaps watching from a distance would suffice. With the decided he got more comfortable and studied the human.

Her face was soft, gentle and while they were closed now, her eyes were like blue pools trapped under a sheet of ice. The fire inside him yearned to melt the ice and

see what they would look like then, but he pushed those thoughts away. If he mated her, he would probably break her. The thought made him smirk slightly.

This isn't a super long chapter, sorry about that. But it will start to pick up after this so please hang in there with me. Thanks for reading, and if you see any mistakes let me know and i will correct them. Review if you have the time and have a great day!