Disclaimer: Oh come on! I do not own Inuyasha….wish I did but I don't.

Chapter Twenty-One

Kagome sat quietly in the library, wondering how everything could change so quickly. All I know was that I woke up one morning and everything was different. Now I am a legend… She was so lost in thought that she did not hear Sesshoumaru enter the room. She did sense him and turned to face him, looking at him with sad eyes. "You rejected my brother." A simple statement but one that did surprise her, she had never heard Sesshoumaru refer to Inuyasha so normally, without hatred. "I did." She said. "I thought you loved him." Kagome chuckled lightly, only to hide her pain. "I did." Sesshoumaru crossed the room. "Do you only have a two word vocabulary today?" Humor, from Sesshoumaru, that was rare. Kagome laughed. "Maybe, I'm just not used to talking with you very much." He smirked. "I never bothered talking to humans much but since you are no longer human…" She nodded sadly. "Sesshoumaru?" He looked over at her. "Why have you been so nice to me? Is it because I am an Immortal now?" For several long moments he did not answer. "It is complicated."

"I see." Kagome stood. "I guess you want your library back. I'll go now." She was just about to open the door when something made her pause. Had he just called to her? Then she heard it again. "Wait Kagome." She turned back to face the demon lord. "Yes?" Sesshoumaru had a slightly sad look on his face, one she could not believe that the lord was capable of. "Before my father died, his last words to me were if I had someone to protect. I did not understand him until now. I realize that I want to protect you, no matter what." Kagome blinked in surprise as he crossed the room and looked down at her, his eyes begging her to understand. Then she looked at his missing arm and reached up to touch it. To both of their surprises, the arm appeared. Sesshoumaru looked down at his two hands then back at her. "I…do not know how I did that…." Kagome muttered. "Um…. I guess you can protect me better with two arms…." Then she was swept into a warm embrace, once again to her surprise. "I will protect you. I swear it." Just as quickly, he let her go. "Your friends are looking for you." With a blush planted on her cheeks, she nodded and left the room. My heart is beating so fast… but I am so confused… "Kagome!" She looked up and smiled as Shippo ran over and jumped into her arms. "Hey Shippo!" The little fox demon hugged her then peered over his shoulder. "We're all here!" She looked up and saw Miroku, Sango and Inuyasha approaching. "Hey!" She ran over to them but paused at their grim expressions. "What happened?" She asked. "Kikyo betrayed us." Sango said. "She's helping Ren." Inuyasha growled. "I can't believe I trusted her for a while!" Kagome patted his shoulder comfortingly. "It's not your fault." Miroku looked thoughtful. "Are you well enough to travel Lady Kagome?" Kagome nodded. "I am. I will fight Kikyo too. When do you want to leave?" Miroku grinned. "That saves us time without me having to explain my plan. How about we leave tomorrow?"

Kagome silently packed her bag, wondering what Ren could have offered Kikyo. It doesn't matter! All that matters is that I rid the world of Kikyo. She could hear the others preparing as well and smiled to herself. Ren doesn't stand a chance, not against all of us!

I'm back! I have been so busy that it has taken me forever to write more. I'm a senior in high school now so yeah…. Inuyasha the Movie 3 helped inspire me as well so here it is! It might take me a while but I will update more often now, in between night where I have to work of course…. See ya!