I DO NOT OWN ANY INUYASHA RELATED

A/N:: Sorry for the late update, but I made up for it wiring a little extra in this chapter... You are warned you might tear up at the end, then again I'm listening to Classical music and a sad song cam on while I was writing and it made me tear up a little, so I figured I would warn you ahead of time... Its nothing horrible just a sad moment between mother and child ..That's all I'm saying... So Enjoy!


Shippo could feel he was close to the ground so just before he hit "TRANSFROM" Shippo turned in to a bird and swooped the ground barely missing it, Shippo closed his eyes and transformed back in to his normal self but opened his eyes in surprise 'I don't…. I don't smell her blood?' Shippo knew he should have, with the injury Inuyasha told them and the distance Kagome fell she should be in a puddle of her own blood. Shippo ran up and down the valley looking for Kagome but saw nothing, Shippo was almost in tears not knowing where is mother was and the fact Inuyasha said she was dead but no body or blood to be found at the bottom

"Transform" Shippo turned in to a bird again and started to fly up but once he was in the air no more than 5 feet off the ground two scents hit his nose "Kagome! And S-Sesshomaru?" Shippo thought about telling the others of his findings 'If Sango really care about Kagome or Me she would have gotten on Kirara and flown down here the second I jumped, But she didn't' Shippo decided he need to break away from them anyway so he took off to the west following Kagomes blood scent. Knowing at the end of the trail she would be standing arms opened with a warm smile on her face, and if she didn't there would be hell to pay.


Kagome was walking the halls back to her room with Chi, since the Sun had come up Kagome could now see her face Chi was a little larger woman than Kagome with long black hair, She had bright green eyes that reminded Kagome of a black cat, but Sesshomaru would never have a cat in his house. As Kagome followed behind Chi she heard a loud scream

"KAGOME!" Chi didn't turn around but Kagome turned to see Rin Running towards her arm out wide and Jaken following slowly behind

"Hello Rin" Kagome bent down a little bit so Rin could get a better hug "You're up early"

"Rin is always up this early" Rin smiled "What are you doing here? Are you here to see Sesshomaru? He isn't here right now but he is always back by lunch, oh are you hungry? I am which is why we are up and going to the dining hall. Would you like to come? Oh Please come!"

"Of course Rin" Kagome smiled 'Such an excitable kid, I pretty sure if she kept talking she would have turned blue from the lack of air' Kagome giggled inwardly as she walked with Rin hand in hand towards the Dining hall.

"You didn't answer Rins question" Rin looked up with a puzzled look on her face

"Which one" Kagome giggled

"Oh sorry, Sesshomaru-sama says sometimes I talk to much"

"Its fine, so which question?" Kagome walked back in to the Dining hall and sat next to Rin, Chi quietly stood behind

"What are you doing here?"

"Sesshomaru brought me here, I was hurt and he brought me here to heal"

"Oh what happened?"

"Nothing you need to worry about Rin" Kagome didn't want to scare the child, even though Rin was blind to Evil, Kagome was not about to fill her head with scary thoughts

"Oh Okay" Rin Started to chow down on her food as Kagome rubbed her back and hummed to herself.

"Can we play a game?" Rin asked as she finished her last bite

"Well I don't know these halls very well so I would get lost and I don't think Sesshomaru would like us playing inside"

"We can play in my garden" Rin jumped off the chair and ran out of the room

"Sesshomaru-sama made Rin-sama her own garden to play in, She always wants to go into his but no one is allowed in so he made a small garden for her to play in" Chi whispered as Rin peeked back in

"Well come on!" Rin laughed

"Right" Kagome stood and followed the eager child in the maze of hallways and stairs. They finally came upon a set of double doors

"In here" Rin slid one door opened; as Kagome stepped in she was amazed at the beauty, A small water fall could be heard in the distance, butterflies filled the air, The sound of birds chirping echoed around Kagome, Trees blew in the wind, Tall oaks, Large weeping willows, blossoming cherry trees , She could see rabbits and other small animals running thought the ankle deep grass, Flowers tons of flowers as far as Kagome could see, all ranging in different sizes and colors.

"Wow Rin" Kagome gasped "This is beautiful"

"Thank you, Sesshomaru built it for me a few months ago" Rin walked over to the water fall as sat down.

"Where is Sesshomaru-sama?" Kagome asked sitting next to Rin

"He is in his study working" Rin reached in the water and touched a Kio fish

"Does he do that a lot?" Kagome asked as she reached I to touch a fish like Rin

"Only when he is home, it piles up while we are gone. So when we finally come back here he usually keeps to himself in his study until he is done, then he is so tired he falls asleep" Rin giggled

"Hmm Can you take me to his study?" Kagome asked

"No, I'm not allowed in that hallway" Rin said in a flat voice

"Okay then" Kagome wasn't happy about that but it meant she got to stay with Rin a little while longer "Lets play a game"

"Like what?"

"Come on" Kagome pulled Rin up and back in to the main garden, The rest of the day Kagome spent playing with Rin, Simon says, tag, red light green light, concentration, and of course Rins favorite Hide-N-seek.


~~~~~Back to Shippo~~~~~~~~~~~


Shippo had flow as fast as he could following Sesshomaru and Kagomes faint scent, he touched down where Sesshomaru put Kagome down for a moment to cover her with his shirt, her blood lingered their But Shippo could tell They both flew back into the air again. Shippo continued to fly until sunset.

Then he made it to the bottom of a large mountain, he could tell they flew up from her and so that's what Shippo did, He transformed again and started to slowly rise up. After thirty minutes of floating up he reached a small path, Shippo transformed back into his normal appearance and started walking up the narrow path.

As Shippo reached the end he noticed tall Iron gated with two guards standing in front of it. Shippo walked straight up to the guards " I am looking for Sesshomaru-sama is he here?"

"And what business do you have with Lord Sesshoamru?" The larger demon asked

"He has something of mine, and I want it back" Shippo growled

"Leave kit" the guard hissed "Leave Now!"

"Not likely" Shippo balled his fist

"Kit I will be forced to kill you" The guard growled

"Try it" Shippo took a fighting stance

"My pleasure" The guard laughed and lunged at Shippo.


~~~~~~Back to Kagome~~~~~


Kagome was laying with Rin on her bed, Rin was showing Kagome he different drawings, Kagome was surprised Rin could talk so much 'she is better in small doses' Kagome giggled as Rin continued to show off her things , after a few hours Rin fell asleep, Kagome was glad for it, Rin had not taken a breath since that morning, Kagome was sure any longer and Rin would've turned blue from all the talking.

Kagome slowly and quitly stepped out of her room and down the hallway 'Damn I should have paid attention when Rin was bringing me up here' Kagome thought as she wandered thought the long hallways, As Kagome turned a corner she noticed a large man badly beaten with a dull yellow blood covered sack walking up the other direction, Kagome hid and peaked around the corner to watch.

She watched as the Demon opened a large iron door and tossed the sack in with a thud 'What was that?' Kagome watched as the man locked the door and then walked away, as soonas the man was out of sight Kagome quickly walked down the hall and looked at the door 'Dungeon' Kagome was surprised that Sesshomaru had a Dungeon in his own home, but decided to stay away from it for now…

Kagome continued down three different hallways before admitting she was lost, a part of her felt like yelling for help but Kagome figured that was a very bad idea since Sesshomaru was working and her luck she was standing right next to his door and would cause it to become very angry. So Kagome decided to keep walking as she neared the end of the hall way she heard Sesshomaru call to her

"Kagome?" He said in a cold tone

"Yes" Kagome turned to Sesshomaru who was standing at the opposite end

"What are you doing?"

"I'm lost and I guess just wondering around" Kagome laughed

"How did you enter this hallway?" Sesshomaru was walking slowly towards Kagome

"I walked?" Kagome thought it was a stupid question

"Why are you walking around so late at night?"

"Well I was with Rin, but she fell asleep, so I decided to retire to my room but I can't seem to find where that is" Kagome let out a small giggle

"Come, I will take you to your room" Sesshomaru turned at started to walk back the way they came

"You're busy I can find a servant to help me" Kagome didn't want to keep Sesshomaru from his work

"Non since this Sesshomaru needed a break anyway" Sesshomaru kept his pace slow

'Guess he really did need a break, he is walking so slow even for me' Kagome rolled her eyes with a smile and kept walking behind the young lord "I suppose a thank you is in order"

"For?" Sesshomaru rounded a corner

"Saving me from that long fall, and I suppose that medical kit I gave you did come in handy" Kagome smiled but Sesshomaru said nothing "Oh which one of your servants should I thank for the wonderful job they did on my side" Kagome was caught off guard as Sesshomaru stopped dead in his tracks, Kagome bumped into him

"The servant you should thank is this Sesshomaru, I cleaned and bandaged your wounds" Sesshomaru voice was a little colder than usual

"Oh I just assumed… Rin Said you are very busy when you get back, so I figured you wouldn't want to waste your time with a silly human like me, our body's are fragile, weak in comparison to-" Kagome stopped as Sesshomaru cupped her mouth with his hand

"You Kagome are not weak"

Kagome reached up and pulled Sesshomarus hand down off her mouth but did not let go of his hand "What did you say?"

"You are not weak"

"Not that… You said my name"

"So?" Sesshomaru raised his right eye brow not understanding

"You usually call me Miko or Girl, This is the first time you have used my name." Kagome had a small smile pull on her lips.

"Yes well… It is your name" Sesshomaru pulled his hand away from Kagomes "Here is your room , I suggest you learn which way is what"

Kagome watched as Sesshomaru turned and started to walk back to his study then a thought occurred "Does that mean I'll be staying for a while?" Kagome giggled as Sesshomaru turned the corner without saying a word.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Two days later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Kagome hadn't seen Sesshomaru since that day; he stayed in his study like Rin said he would, so Kagome spent her day playing with Rin, teaching her how to use Herbs, Make crowns out of flowers, Kagome even taught Rin how to swim. Kagome loved being with Rin, she was like the sister Kagome never had.

"Rin" Kagome smiled as an idea popped into her head

"Yeah?" Rin was busy making her eighth Flower crown

"Take me to Sesshomaru's Study"

"Why? You'll get in trouble if you brother him" Rin frowned

"I need to ask him a question," Kagome stood and bushed off her favrotie Kimono, it was blood red with bright gold leaves and vines wrapping around the right arm and across the bottom hem.

"Okay but you'll be in trouble" Rin stood and started walking towards the double doors, after a few minutes of walking Rin stopped at the edge of the hallway a few feet from a set of white double sliding doors "Knock on the door, he will ask who it is and your business, if he says you are allowed in slide the right door and step in, but if he refuses, bow and leave, if you don't his barrier will kill you" Rin had pure fear in her eyes

"Don't worry Rin, if he says no then I won't argue I will simply walk away and we will go play, sound fair?"

"Just don't forget to bow" Rin took a few steps back as Kagome stood in front of the door

"Kay" Kagome tapped three times on the door and waited, Kagome was about to knock again when she heard Sesshomaru call out to her

"Who is it?" He asked

"Kagome, I need to ask you a question… it will only take a moment" Kagome waited but got no response "Its about Rin"

"Fine, only for a moment" He answered

Kagome reached for the right door and slid it open just enough to slid in "wow" Kagome mouthed after she shut the door back, his study had to be at least three stories high the wall were covered with book shelves with scrolls occupying every inch, at the end of the room was Sesshomaru in a large black chair covered in fur, his desk eight feet long covered in papers and scrolls but Kagome knew he had it all organized.

"Well out with it" Sesshomaru growled, obviously sleep deprived.

"Sesshomaru-sama I would like to take Ah-Un to the bone-eaters well for a moment, it is how I travel from my would to this one" Kagome started to walk towards the long desk "In my world there are things I would like to get for Rin"

"What type of things?" Sesshomaru knew Kagome traveled though time

"Crayons, Colorful writing utensils. She is a wonderful drawer but she is bored with black ink, I figured I could bring her a few things from my time; that might make her happy"

"Are you saying she is not happy here?" Sesshomaru glanced up from his scroll

"Not in the least, She is with you so she is very happy" Kagome thought of something he might buy "Its just, I can bring her things that this world has yet to be offered, schooling things, I would teach her"

"You would educate Rin?"

"I could, but it would be easier to have a book I can teach her from, Which is why I ask to borrow Ah-Un so I can get these things."

"Fine, Rin knows how to call Ah-un, but you must be back my sunset"

"That's in a few hours" Kagome knew it was late in the day

"Then I suggest you run" Sesshomaru looked back at his scroll "Time is ticking"

"Right" Kagome bowed then raced out of the room, shutting it softly behind her "Rin, I need you to call Ah-un for me" Kagome walked at a fast pace, Rin had to jog to keep up.

"Can I come?" Rin used her puppy eyes

"Not this time, maybe next time" Kagome watched as Rins face lit up

"You promise?" Rin asked

"I promise" Kagome smiled as they reached Rins garden again

"Okay" Rin placed her two index fingers against her lips and let out a high pitch whistle, within seconds Kagome watched as Ah-un decended from the sky at Rins feet "Good afternoon Ah-Un" Rin waited for Ah-un to drop it heads for her to pet "I need a favor… Can you take Kagome where she needs to go?"

"GRRRRR" Ah-un nodded

"Thank you" Kagome bowed her head and climbed on top of Ah-Un

"I'll be waiting for you to return" Rin waved as Ah-un lifted into the sky

"I'll be back around sunset" Kagome yelled as Ah-un took off

"okay!" Rin yelled so Kagome could hear

"Okay Ah-Un, I need you to take me to the north of the village of Edo, you'll see a wooden well"

"GRRRR" Ah-Un nodded the picked up in speed Knowing Kagome needed to be back soon, Kagome had a death grip on Ah-Un's reigns, Ah-Un flew faster than he had before, it was only an hour and Kagome was looking down on the well

"Wow Thanks Ah-Un" Kagome waited for the beast to touch the ground before she jumped off "I will be right back, I am putting you under a barrier so no one will attack you, so you'll have to be in this exact spot when I come back, got it?"

Ah-Un nodded "Be right back" Kagome jumped down into the well and in a flash hear her younger brother playing soccer with his best friends Yoshi "I'm back" Kagome yelled as she left the Well house

"Hey sis!" Souta waved "Mom's been waiting for you"

"Kay" Kagome raced into the house and straight to her mother "Hello momma, I'm back and in one piece" Kagome giggle

"Are you hungry?"

"Can you pack it to go?, I have to be back before sunset"

"Inuyasha wants you back in a hurry huh?"

"Well No, Sesshomaru does, I sorta left Inuaysha and the group… it's a long story and I will tell you when I get more time, I will be back to say bye, but first I have to run to the store" Kagome quickly grabbed her purse and put on her shoes under her long red Kimono and took off to the nearest book store.

Kagome reached the library in no time, no one paid attention to her odd appearance and lack of breath 'Rin is around 12 so that's fifth grade, but she is from the feudal era so that would be like a third grade level… soo I'll just get everything from third grade to fifth' Kagome grabbed Math and Science books and work books to go along with them 'hmm, I probably shouldn't get anything with history' Kagome looked for other things to help Rin, She also grabbed coloring book and a fresh pack of crayons. Kagome also grabbed a book for herself to read while Rin worked or when Rin slept. "One hour left" Kagome walked in a hast to the check out

"My My That's a lot of school books" The old librarian laughed

"Home schooling my niece, well trying to" Kagome lied

"Well isn't that sweet" The librarian scanned all the books and placed them in two large bags. "Have a good day"

"You two" Kagome scooped the bags up and walked back to her house as fast as she could without dropping anything… Kagome made it to her house with thirty minutes till sunset "Momma sorry I can stay, I'll try to come back again" Kagome placed the books on the table and ran to her room grabbing her old Yellow backpack that seemed to always carry what she need to matter size or quaintly. Kagome stuffed the books in her bag and tied it shut

"Oh wait" Her mother called

"Yes?" Kagome was pushed for time

"I made this to go"

"Momma" Kagome saw three stacks of to go boxes stuffed with food "Thank you" Kagome untied her bag, placed all the boxes carefully in and retied it back

"Be careful, love you" Her mother called out as Kagome left the house

"Bye mom, love you too" Kagome could barely hold the bag on her shoulder as she tried to jump over the well, but the bag was too heavy. So Kagome decided to just fall into it, she shouldn't hit the ground to hard, so Kagome leaned over the edge and the weight of the bad took the rest she was soon falling like a rock towards the ground, and with a flash she hit the other side with a thud "Ouch" Kagome rubbed her butt 'No way I can get up at once' Kagome un loaded half of her bag then climbed out, took out the rest. Climbed back down carefully so she wouldn't get pushed back to her time, she loaded the books back up, climbed out a second time, loaded the rest then uncovered Ah-un "I'm ready to go back" Kagome hoisted herself on to Ah-un and they took off to the sky.

Kagome touched down in Rins garden just as the sun touched the mountains, Rin was sitting on a nearby rock singing to herself "KAGOME!" Rin waved

"I told you I would be back" Kagome slid off Ah-un "Thank you" Kagome patted his side and he took back to the sky

"What did you bring me?" Rin bounced seeing the Large sack on Kagomes back

"First I have tyo give Sesshomaru his, then we will go to your room where I will give you your gift" Kagome giggled as Rins smiled turned into a frown. "don't worry it will only take a second" Kagome walked in to the palace and to Sesshomarus study, she remembered the hallways from earlier

*Knock* *Knock*

"Who is it?" Sesshomaru deep voice asked

"Kagome, May I come in"

"Yes" Kagome could hear the smile in his voice, he was glad she returned

"Thank you" Kagome slid the yellow back pack off her shoulders and untied it, Kagome pulled out a large black box her mother used for a lunch box, Kagome opened to make sure the food was untouched 'Perfect' Kagome thought as she shut the lid and walked inside, the food was perfectly placed, none of it was squished, it was perfect to give to Sesshoamru.

"Well it seems you made it back before sunset" Sesshomaru was now standing in front of a large window, a beautiful view of the mountain side.

"Barely but I made it" Kagome giggle "I have a gift for you… A Thank you for trusting me to go" Kagome lifted the box

"What is that?" Sesshomaru glanced over his shoulder at the black box in Kagomes hand

"Nothing special, you might not even like it, but before you make up your mind on hating it I wish for you to at least try it" Kagome stepped around Sesshomaru's desk to be at his side "You don't have to try it right now, and it won't hurt my feelings if you throw it out"

"Alright" Sesshomaru took the box for Kagomes hand

"Now I have a promise to Rin so I will leave you alone" Kagome bowed her head and left

'Smells like human food' Sesshomaru sat back down in his chair and opened the box 'Human food' Sesshomaru picked up a slice wiener 'Kagome asked me to at least try it' and with that Sesshomaru plopped the meat into his mouth 'hmm not bad' Sesshomaru plopped in another piece 'What is this?' Sesshomaru picked up a round green thing but with a shrug tossed it in his mouth.

Kagome knew he would like it, even Inuyasha craved her mother's cooking "Let's go Rin" Kagome picked up her bag and walked with Rin to her room.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Later that night~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Rin was Ecstatic when she saw the crayons, all the colors Rin had never seen so many colors at once, and when Kagome pulled out the coloring book Rin was so Happy she gave Kagome a bruise on her neck from hugging to tight, Kagome didn't mind at all; Rin was so happy, Kagome felt like she finally did something right. Kagome sat and read while Rin flew through her coloring book, Rin colored every page and on each page she used as many colors as she could.

"Rin slow down" Kagome laughed as Rin finished a 150 page coloring book and reaching for another "You have plenty of time to color"

"I'm sorry I guess I got carried away" Rin hung her head

"Don't worry you have a right to be excited, trust me I did the same thing… But slow down, you don't want to use up all the paper in one night"

"That's true" Rin picked up all her crayons and put them back in the box "I guess we can color tomorrow" Rin stacked up her books and placed them on her small oak table

"Of course, but it's time for bed"

"Alright" Rin jumped into bed and laid down

"Good night Rin" Kagome pulled Rins Covers up and tucked her in

"Thank you Kagome-sama" Rin sat up and hugged Kagome one last time "For everything"

"It's my pleasure" Kagome hugged Rin back then tucked her in once again "See you tomorrow" Kagome leaned down and kissed Rin on top of her head. Once Rin was settled in Kagome blew out all of her candles except one and left the room.

Kagome felt happy the happiest she had been in a long time, She even hummed a son as she walked the dark hallways towards her room, she had been there for almost a week, she knew most of the hallways and rooms. As Kagome walked to her room she was aware of someone behind her, Kagome turned around to see Sesshomaru closing in on her

"Oh Hello Sesshomaru-sama" Kagome bowed

"I went to Rins room but she was down for the night"

"Yes I tucked her in a few moments ago" Kagome smiled

"I saw that" Sesshomaru was now in front of Kagome "I suppose a thanks is in order"

"You don't have to thank me for putting Rin to bed, it was my pleasure" Kagome remember how happy Rin was

"I mean for the food, it was not terrible"

"I'm glad it wasn't" Kagome giggled "But I have to be going, Good night Sesshomaru –sama" Kagome started to bow but was caught by Sesshomaru's hand

"You do not have to bow to me, or use my full title" Sesshomaru smirked "You can call this Sesshomaru by his name"

"Okay then Sesshomaru" Kagome smiled

"Good night Kagome" Sesshomaru walked past Kagome and as he passed he brushed his index finger along the back of her hand causing Kagome to get butterflies in her stomach and a warm sensation between her legs

"Good night" Kagome managed to get out 'What is with me?' Kagome wondered as she continued on her way to her room. As Kagome walked she heard thumping in the distance 'What in the world?' Kagome had never heard this sound before, so she deiced to see what it was 'Sounds like its coming from the dungeon' Kagome leaned her ear against the cold iron door. At first she heard nothing then the thumps aging but this time it was louder, Kagome heard a man laugh then the door start to move, Kagome quickly placed a barrier as the door opened

"Stupid kid" A demon laughed as he slammed the door shut and walked to the front of the palace

'KID? ' Kagomes heart dropped and she jerked the door open 'There cannot be a kid down here' Kagome looked around the dark room, seeing nothing, it was pitch black and smelled awful, Kagome had learned how to create fire in her hand so she did a small chant and created a thumb sized fire in the middle of her palm "Hello?" Kagome whispered

"Uhhh" a voiced answered back

"Where are you?" Kagome could tell it was a young boy, which cause fear to enter her heart

"H-Here" The voice answered. Kagome could hear that she was stepping in a small amount of water as she searched.

"I can't see you" Kagome jerked feeling a cold chain hit her arms

"In…The…Back"

"Okay" Kagome could feel tear in her eye it was obvious the boy was hurt and in need of help but Kagome wasn't sure on how much help he would need or how much she could give. "I'm coming" Kagome followed the brick wall. She could see a dark figure hanging on the wall a few feet in front of her "Who are yo… SHIPPO" Kagome screamed seeing her son hanging five feet off the ground his hand in iron cuff above his head, His left eye swollen looking more like a baseball then an eye, this right completely bruised, nose broken along with his left leg blood fresh and old all over his body, he had whip markings on his chest and back, he was completely naked his clothes ripped off from the use of the whip "My Baby" Kagome had tears running down her face from the horrific sight of Shippos broken and bruise body

"Momma" Shippos voice cracked and a single tear fell from Shippos right eye the other too swollen to do anything.

"I'm here baby..."


A/N:: Yeah I teared up while writing the ending, I think the music made everything more emotional for me... but anyway That was chapter 3, I hope you like it (Other than the ending) But let me know what you think of it so far ^.^ REVIEW PLEASE! The Big Box at the bottom is very lonely and needs your attention ^.^