(Kagome's POV)

I woke in the middle of the night confused by where I was and what was going on, and then I remembered that I was in Sesshomaru's home, but wasn't I supposed to have dinner with him. I was lost as to why no one ever come to get me and take me down for supper. My guess was he got to busy to have dinner tonight which I understood. My main question was, who was going to take me to the bath house so that I could get cleaned up. I sighed and looked around my room and my eyes landed on Sesshomaru setting in the corner in a chair with his eyes closed. He looked so peaceful when he was asleep.

"The maid informed that you were asleep when she came to take you to the bath house. I didn't want her to wake you so I told her to just let you sleep." Sesshomaru said and I blushed at his words, he really was to kind. Definitely a side of him that only I will ever see.

"Thank you, but you did not need to do that for me." I said to him and he stood from the chair.

"Would you like for me to take you the bath house so that you can clean up?" He asked walking over to my bed.

"Yes that actually sounds nice. What time is it?" I asked and he chuckled.

"Despite how it looks, it is actually 8am. I cloaked the room so that it would look dark so that you wouldn't be disturbed." He told me.

"Why did you let me sleep so long?" I asked a little shocked that I slept so long.

"Because, little mate, you have been through so much these past few days and I wanted to give you the chance to get some decent rest in." He said.

"I appreciate it, but really isn't healthy to sleep that much." I said with a chuckle.

"Come I will show you the way and I will have a servant bring you some clothes." He said holding out his hand for me to take.

I took his hand without hesitation, and stood from the bed. I followed him out of the room. I wanted to get to know him and move on from what Inuyasha done and find my own happiness. In some way I feel that he will always hold a place in my heart, but I know that I can never love him again or trust him. He broke my trust, even though he didn't mean to. To him he may have thought I wasn't coming back and Kikyo was a gift that he couldn't pass up, after all she was his first love. They went through so much together it was only fair that he chose her. This thought made me sad, considering that we had been through so much together, but in the end it meant nothing to him. I am just glad that we destroyed Naraku and stopped his evil from spreading anymore. My heart was heavy with the heart break that I had suffered at his hands and I wanted nothing more than to forget everything about him, but that would solve nothing. I was pulled from my thoughts when I felt a hand lift my chin up and I was looking into Sesshomaru's concerned eyes.

"Dear mate, what concerns you?" He asked.

"Please don't be angry, but I was just remembering everything that I went through with Inuyasha and how betrayed I feel by what he done. I know that he probably believed I was never coming back, but that doesn't change how much it hurts. Some part of me will hold him in my heart, but nothing more." I said looking at him sadly.

"Never be sorry for how you feel. You traveled with my brother for a long time, it was only natural that you developed feeling for him. Your hurt will heart for a while, but I will repair the damage that he has caused, no matter how long it may take." He said in a kind voice.

"I am mortal, I wont live forever the way that you do." I commented and something flashed in his eyes that I couldn't place.

"Don't worry about that my dear, no matter what you look like I will always be by your side." Sesshomaru said in a kind voice and smiled.

"Thank you for that." I said.

"I only speak the truth." He said.

"Come the bath is just up ahead. A maid will bring you a change of clothes and everything you need will be in there. I will wait outside." He said and continued to walk.

We arrived at the bath house and I was shocked by house nice it was. It was a traditional Japanese bath house, but elegant at the same time. The steam from the water was so inviting. I saw that everything I needed to clean up was indeed in the bathroom and ready for my use. I was shocked by how large the bath was, you could swim in it. I thought about doing just that the moment that I got into the water. I could smell Lavender and could only assume that the water was infused with it. I knew that he had the servants do this just for me and it was such a thoughtful thing to do. I stepped into the bath and looked behind me to see that he was standing there watching me with curious eyes.

"Please feel free to let me know if you should need anything." Sesshomaru said with a smile.

"Thank you." I said with a smile.

I watched as the door closed behind him and a maid I had not noticed before walked over to me. She helped me undress and get into the water. I let myself relax in the warm waters and wondered what it would be like to have him in here with me. Would he be respectful or would that send him overboard because we were mates. I am sure that his desire for me was strong. I sighed and let my head slip under the water. I resurfaced only moments later to see another maid bringing in a new kimono for me to wear. It had cherry blossoms printed on it and was the most beautiful kimono I had every seen in my life. I washed my body and let the warmth of the water soothe the aches from my travels. Though Sesshomaru had done everything he could to help me feel comfortable on the ride my muscles still hurt. I had gotten used to using the train back in my own time and had gotten lazy.

I remember when I did a lot of walking back with Inuyasha when we were searching for jewel shards, and there was times when he would carry me or I would ride my bike. Those thoughts made me feel sad all over again. No matter how much I tried to forget him I could not. Some part of me had always wished that we would be together, but it was clear that was never going to happen. I had tried so hard to please a man that never wanted me, he had only ever used me to get the jewels and I see that now. What I planned to focus on now was moving on and finding my own happiness and forgetting about the man that hurt me. I should have known that in the end it would be Kikyo, it had always been her. There was never anyone else for Inuyasha. I finished cleaning myself up and stood from the bath. I let the maid dry me and help me into the Kimono that was provide for me and with her being a lower level demon she was able to dry my hair and style it nicely. Once she was finished I stepped out of the bath house to find that Sesshomaru was waiting patiently on me like he had promised. I had honestly thought that he would go find something else to do and have a maid bring me to him. Somewhere in my heart I felt a small spark of hope, I knew there was chance that I would be happy as long as I stayed with him.

"Did you have a nice bath dear?" Sesshomaru asked me and the endearment caused me blush, not even Inuyasha called me that.

"I did, thank you for waiting on me." I replied.

"I don't mind to wait on you, plus I was hoping that you would join me for lunch." Sesshomaru said with light in his eyes.

"I would very much like to join you." I smiled at him.

"Come, the cooks have already prepared food. I told them ahead of time with the hope that you would say yes." He chuckled and I knew that only I would ever hear that chuckle. Well maybe our kids would hear and that thought made me blush.

"Thank you." I said, but was still blushing.

"What has you so red, little mate?" Sesshomaru asked.

"Oh. Uh its nothing." I said a little to quickly and he chuckled again.

"One day you will tell me everything that you are thinking. Now come, I am sure that you are hungry." He said holding out his hand.

I followed him to the dining area and saw that a feast had been prepared and my mouth watered at the sight of the food. I really was hungry and was to stubborn to admit it at times. This reminded me of the many times that I brought food from the future back for everyone in the group and they always loved the food that was given to them. things really have changed since I was gone. Those were things that I enjoyed doing for them, but I knew that he only ever used me. I sat at the down with Sesshomaru, facing opposite from him, and waited for the servers to serve me. I won't lie, this was a strange feeling, not preparing my own food and serving myself. I have never really had anyone other than my mom serve me food and that was when I was a child. Once the food was served I ate, but I could not help but look at Sesshomaru and admire the beauty that was him.

He was nothing like his brother and I could see that he was much kinder than his brother ever was. I could see small scares along his neck that went under his kimono, but said nothing. I knew some of those scars were from his brother, but unless you were really looking you couldn't see them. He was indeed very handsome, but how long till I can forget about that fool I believed I would be with. I was still shocked to see Kikyo considering I saw her leave this world. I understood that he loved her first and that she was his mate first, but my heart hurts from the pain that I feel,

"At one point you were Inuyasha's mate until Kikyo was brought back. At that point she once again became his mate. I'm not sure how it happened, I can only assume it was because the two of you shared a soul at the time. Now Kikyo has her own soul and is his mate." Sesshomaru said as if reading my mind.

"I had that feeling, though it does not make it hurt any less." I said sadly.

"Kikyo was brought back for Inuyasha as a gift for saving the Jewel from evil and I would like to believe that you are my gift as well. I could not ask for a better mate." Sesshomaru said and this made me blush.

"Thank you for that." I said to him. His kindness really was something that only I would ever see in this life and our children. I blushed again at that thought, why does it keep pooping up.

"Keep blushing like that and I won't be able to refrain, even if it's a simple kiss." He chuckled when I blushed a deeper shade of red and shoveled the remainder of my food into my mouth.

"Come little mate, let us take a stroll through the gardens." Sesshomaru said and stood and held out his hand for me and I took it without hesitation.