Kagome woke up surprised. She didnt even remember falling asleep. How did she get here? Kagome stood and opened her door, and while his mother wasn't staying there waiting, he was. "Sesshomaru!"

"I must speak with you,"

She was half awake. "I, um, how did I get in my room?"

"I carried you,"

She blushed, embarrassed. "Sorry,"

"Humans do require sleep,"

"You wanted to talk to me?"

"We must travel,"

She wasn't against it. "Ok,"

"Come, you need food," No sooner did he say it did her tummy growl. They walked, and he talked.

"We will travel to the crystal palace,"

"What is that?"

"A meeting place for demons,"

"Is something wrong,"

They entered the tea room and sat down. Tea was rushed to them.

"It is a blood meeting," Then he explained, to which her eyes grew wide.

"Do you disapprove?" He asked,

She sat her tea down. "I mean, it only makes sense that demons would do this knowing that one day their bloodline goes extinct,"

The conversation with Rin came to the forefront of her mind; maybe it was wishful thinking on their child's part, or maybe she had misheard.

"Um, why do you need me?"

"I can not protect you if you are here and I am there,"

"But wouldn't I be in more danger there?"

"Only if you do not think I can protect you,"

She blushed. "You can," She looked away. "Is your mother going then to?"

"Hn,"

Kagome groaned. "Ok, when do we leave,"

"As soon as you eat,"

She ate. They said goodbye to Rin, and they left.

One thing Kagome realized very quickly was that traveling in a Kimono was not easy, nor fun and annoying. Sesshomaru picked up on it and looked back at her.

"Problem?"

"I can't travel like this,"

He raised an eyebrow.

She raised her arms. "Im not used to layer and long,"

Well, she sure as hell wasn't going to put that skit back on, even though he could use the view. There wasn't much they could do about it now. Or at least that's what he thought. Kagome started removing layers, and he looked around and then back at her. "What are you doing?"

She made it to the last white layer, practically naked. "Miko,"

She looked at him. "Turn around,"

He was wondering if she was just going to strip right in front of him. He turned. "What are you doing," He asked again.

She took off the later layer and picked up the pink layer and put it back on. She left out all the rest. One layer, one ribbon.

"Ok,"

He turned back and looked at the heap of clothes on the ground.

"Sorry, but layers slow me down, but uhm, can you do me a favor?"

He blinked.

She kicked her foot up. "I can't have pants or a skirt, but I need to be able to move Sesshomaru,"

He sighed and walked to her, and knelt down. He took the fabric in his hand and ripped it up to her knee.

"A little higher please,"

He looked up at her,

"Look, you can dress me like a doll when we get there,"

He wanted to undress her.

He ripped it higher, up to her mid-thigh. "If I go any higher-"

"Yes, that's good enough, thank you," She said fast, her face on fire. She had not thought that all the way through. Heat spread as she realized he had just torn the thick fabric with his bare hands as if it were paper.

"Hn." He stood and watched her move above, giving him a glimpse of her leg ever so often. He hated to admit it, but he missed the skirt.

"Better Miko,"

"Much,"

"Then come,"

It did make traveling better and quicker but then they met a mountain. "I have climb that?"

He moves quickly, grabbing her waist and shooting up. She clung to him while trying to hold down her dress. He enjoyed the close contact, her body pressed up against his and with only one layer, he could make out the shape of her. He glanced down as her leg stuck out as the fabric flew up.

"Seehomaru slow down!"

He was having fun, not that he would admit it.

"Im not wearing undergarments, you dink!"

He landed quickly but did not let her go,

She blushed and refused to look at him and gasped when she felt his hand go past her one layer to her hip. He was shocked.

"Miko,"

"What, that's even more complicated than the Kimono!"

"Did you not have your own?"

"Your mother took them, I think," She tried to ignore his warm hand on her bare hip.

"Sesshomaru," She whined.

"We are close," He wanted to ditch the whole thing, find a hidden spot, and explore her body. He was growing hard, his desire riled up now. If he marked her now they could just avoid this whole thing.

But while she seemed more comfortable around him, he still wasnt ready to tell her. He need a little more time, get a little closer, test her.

So, instead of getting naked, he dressed her in even more layers.

She wasn't thankful.

"You are only allowed to be that naked when we are alone, woman," He said.

Kagome blushed and wondered if he knew how that sounded.

He did.

He grabbed her hand and walked through the barrier that she had not even felt.