Main Parings: Kagome/Inuyasha, Kagome/Sesshomaru

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Inuyasha characters.

A/N: Thank you for the encouraging reviews! Now I feel like writing more and quite frequently. Special thanks to:

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Sesshomaru looked down at the girl that lied unconscious in his arms with an almost surprised gleam in his eyes if not for his perfectly placed mask. The fresh stench of blood from the gash in her side was stinging at his nose but he suppressed his disgust and picked up the small girl, bridal style, to take her back to the village and be taken care of. Why was he doing this? What was this girl to him? What was it about how she spoke, acted, and her whole being that drove him this way. Sesshomaru then would have walked away with the girl at that moment if not for his brother speaking up to him.

"Where exactly are you headed, Sesshomaru?" Inuyasha spoke with a hint cruelty.

"You should stay silent little half-brother for it doesn't concern you." Sesshomaru replied.

"Oh, yes it does. That girl you're carrying holds the Sacred Jewel and I mean to possess it. And this is the perfect time to pry it out of her hands." Inuyasha cracked his right hand as to intimidate Sesshomaru which just made him almost smirk in amusement.

"Just try it while I'm carrying her, half-demon." Sesshomaru purposely emphasized "half" as to mock and anger him which, of course, worked. Inuyasha was simple minded, persistent, and very foolish in Sesshomaru's eyes and he hated him. It's possible that nothing could ever change his mind on how he judged Inuyasha and how much he couldn't stand his existence because it's what destroyed his father. Inuyasha was now running towards Sesshomaru with malice in his eyes and his right arm ready to strike at Kagome's right hand which held the jewel. Sesshomaru easily dodged the attack and stood behind Inuyasha. Inuyasha looked back stunned, completely forgetting how strong his older brother really was. Sesshomaru simply glared back and slashed his demonic nails through Inuyasha's neck so he would faint, not die. Inuyasha grunted and sounded with a 'thump' when he hit the ground. Too simple. He thought.

"Old Priestess," Sesshomaru directed at Kaede. "Take Inuyasha before he does anything else foolish to attack this girl and steal the jewel. I shall return her to the village where you can treat her side."

Kaede just dumbly nodded, for the turn of events seemed to take a huge shock upon her for such an old age. Inuyasha was easily released from her older sister's spell binding arrow and the Sacred Jewel had returned. Also these to major incidents both occurred by this young priestess, Kagome. Kaede really expected something amazing from this girl.

Sesshomaru had just placed Kagome down inside the biggest hut, supposedly Kaede's, and lifted her shirt to check on the wound. If Kagome were conscience she probably would have protested and burned him in oblivion but Sesshomaru had no choice. Surprisingly, when he looked there was only a tiny gash left on her side compared to the huge slash caused by the caterpillar demon. It's obvious she was badly damaged before from the great amount of blood that was dripping through her clothes but it seemed, in her conscience, her spiritual energy was healing her wound.

"Humph, there's never an end to this girl. There's never a time when you can worry about her. Worry? Me as well? Preposterous." Sesshomaru thought. He then lifted down her shirt and stared down at her sleeping posture. She wasn't as beautiful as the casual female demons Sesshomaru affiliates himself with but she wasn't bad looking. He reached forward and brushed some of her hair out of her face and stood to leave.

When he reached outside the hut he looked to see the old woman priestess sealing Inuyasha in a shed with sutras and spells. Sesshomaru smirked knowing he himself could slash through that hut with no difficulties but Inuyasha was just too weak and inexperienced. With a simple leap he Sesshomaru was out of site into the forest and back on his quest for his sword, hoping he would leave that girl behind and out of his head.

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Kagome had been asleep for five days and lying naked in the middle of a hut because of her bloody clothes. Kagome fluttered her eyes open and brought her hand up to her head.

"Ugh…what…happened?" Kagome moaned. Her head was killing her and she stank of dirt and blood. Then it all came flooding back. The feudal era, a demon boy spelled to a tree, the caterpillar demon, the jewel…THE JEWEL!!!

"W-where is it?! Ah!! I'm n-naked!" Kagome shouted. She then looked around and realized she was in Keade's hut and her clothes were no where in site, neither the jewel. She then heard a slight rustling from the front and revealed Kaede herself.

"Oh, ye finally awake, Kagome. Ye've been out for quite a days now. How do you feel?" Kaede said.

"Uh, fine. A little dizzy and weak though. Where is the Sacred Jewel?" Kagome replied.

"Sorry, I thought since you were unconscious it would be safer in my hands, for a while. Here." Kaede reached inside her robes and pulled out a pure pink jewel and handed it towards Kagome. When Kagome touched it she felt a wonderful sensation of warmth and a tiny bit of her that seemed to be missing.

"Thank you. I don't know what I'd do without this jewel." Kagome mused. For a few moments they stayed quite as Kagome stared at the marvelous jewel. She never got to clearly see it during the huge commotion in the battle days ago and she was under its spell, until she got tired of her sickening scent that was practically burning her nostrils.

"Uh, where is the bath?" Kagome asked Kaede. Kaede was lost in her own thoughts so she snapped her head up and took a moment to process what Kagome said.

"There is a spring a little ways ahead of the village. I shall accompany you and I have another pair of clothing for ye clothing were too drenched in blood for me to remove completely."

"Thank you. That will be fine. Um, do you have shampoo, soap, and a towel with you?"

"Shanpo? Sope? What are these items you require?"

"Oh, I forgot where I am, just a towel then." I'll take a proper bath when I return home. Kagome thought. Kaede then walked Kagome to the spring where she washed off the dried blood as much as she could. When she was doing this she realized her wound had completely disappeared. Maybe this was why she felt so weak? Her spiritual energy felt the danger of her major blood loss and healed her wound while she was unconscious.

After an hour and a half bath Kagome finally stepped out and dried herself while Kaede showed her her temporary clothing. No real shock to Kagome, it was a set of priestess clothes. It was the perfect size of a white top kimono and red pants. Just for a simple tough, Kagome also put her hair up in a pony tail with a little hair hanging loose in the front. When Kagome finished dressing Kaede looked up at her with amazement.

"What is it?" Kagome questioned. Does changing clothes make such a difference?

"Y-you just look like someone that use to live in the village." Kaede stuttered.

Someone in the-. Oh, I bet I can guess who. Kagome and Kaede began to make their way back to the village and Kagome popped the question.

"Was her name Kikyo?"

"What?" Kaede said.

"The name of the person who looks a lot like me. That demon boy from the Sacred Tree said the exact same thing and I'm pretty annoyed about it." Kagome stated. Kaede seemed to stay silent and didn't answer their whole walk. Once they reached the hut Kaede turned to Kagome.

"I have a favor to ask ye, Kagome." Kaede stated. Kagome just simply nodded and Kaede smiled back and walked away from the hut for Kagome to follow then she continued.

"That demon boy you mentioned before is Inuyasha. He is…a half-demon that has been known around here for over fifty years. He has been imprisoned to the Sacred Tree ever since my older sister, Kikyo, died. She was the one who sealed him because he betrayed her and stole the Sacred Jewel from our village so he could turn, full demon. Now after many, many years he has finally been released. By you Kagome when you took out that arrow from his chest,"

"Last night, when you fainted, another demon, all in white, came and took you to my hut. Before I ask my favor, may I ask if you knew this demon?" Kagome wildly shook her head because she had never even been in the feudal era before to meet a demon before last night. So it seemed very impossible to her. But what about that aura near the well. It was pretty strong and I thought I did see a flash of white behind the green bushes and trees. Kagome thought. Kaede then sighed and continued her walk with Kagome following behind.

"I thought not. Since you only seemed to appear here yesterday. Perhaps I can get it out of Inuyasha for he seemed to be quite familiar with him. Oh, well this is what I wished to ask you. Last night when you were in the hut I was told to seal up Inuyasha. For, who knows what would have happened if I left him unconscious after dawn with the Jewel unguarded. I tried my very best and sealed him up in that shed up the hill. I need you're help Kagome with a spell that can finalize Inuyasha from killing anyone or stealing the Jewel even when he's outside that hut."

"But Kaede, I just woke up and my powers haven't completely returned. I'm too weak to cast any sort of incantation at the moment. I'm sor-"

"Don't go apologizing for nothing," Kaede interrupted. "You don't need any sort of spiritual energy for your part. Now come." Kaede and Kagome had just arrived at a shabby shed with rectangular paper etched all over it. Inside Kagome could feel the aura of that boy, Inuyasha, just sitting in the shed. He was most likely pounding around in there for a long time and gave up to just be sitting around like nothing. Kaede bowed her head and mumbled something and released one of the seals to the door and slid it open to reveal the half-demon boy tied up in ropes around his ankles, arms, and wrists. There were also seals around the ropes as well. Kagome almost felt pity for the half-demon but then she remembered how he tried to steal her jewel and she was angry all over again.

But, he can't help it to be born this way. Weak and unwanted. He must have been shunned over a thousand times by both demon and human. What about his family, though? Kagome thought to herself. But she stopped when realized Inuyasha was staring right at her with confusion, hatred, longing, and love. Kagome didn't know why he was staring at her like that until she remembered what outfit she was dressed in. Kikyo. Kagome frowned as she stared back and looked away. But she could still feel his eyes piercing right at her.

"Okay, Kagome, I'm going to seal these beads around his neck and when it's around I want you to finish it off by saying one word. This word will seal him from doing any damage. Got it?" Kaede said.

"Uh, yeah." Inuyasha's eyes were really disturbing her now. Kaede lifted her hands together near her face and began to mumble an incantation til a group of beads began to appear and form around Inuyasha's neck. By now Inuyasha looked away from Kagome to his own neck and began shouting 'what the hell is this you old hag?!' over and over.

"Now Kagome. Say the word." Kagome was now looking right at Inuyasha and she wanted to laugh. He looked exactly like a whining little white dog. It was somewhat annoying but rather cute. On instinct Kagome said simply,

"Sit." By then Inuyasha's noise ceased and he went face forward into the ground making a small ditch the size of his head. Kagome couldn't take it; she wrapped her arms around her ribs and fell forward on her knees laughing at the dog demon. Inuyasha's ears perked at this and forcefully pulled his head out of his mini ditch and stared daggers at her.

"What the hell is so funny?!" He shouted.

"I-its just! Heh heh! You l-looked so much like a dog! I-its cute!" Kagome stammered. Inuyasha then blush a very light pink and yelled,

"That's a stupid thing to laugh about! Stop it, stupid!"

"You're the stupid one! Ha, falling forward and making a ditch like that!"

"You're the one who caused me to do that!"

"Well if you haven't caused such a ruckus and attempt to steal the jewel you wouldn't be in this situation!"

"Well it's your fault for releasing me!"

"I didn't do it on purpose?! What?! Did you want to stay there?!" That's when their very loud bickering stopped and Inuyasha simply mumbled a 'no' and 'of course not. Stupid'

"Why you-?!" Kagome wanted to hit him but Kaede stopped her.

"Come on. Let's release these unnecessary ropes and seals."

"No, I say we leave him here to rot some more."

"Kagome." Kaede did that adult tone of 'you-know-better' which just made Kagome sigh and take off the seals on Inuyasha's ropes. After that Inuyasha ripped right out and ran out of the hut. Kagome was frustrated and tired with him and yelled "sit" mere moments after he ripped out of the ropes. There was a huge crash heard and a cry of pain and disappointment which made Kagome smile. She stood and walked out of the shed to see an ever bigger ditch than before and thought the size must depend on her emotions because the first was simple and stifled from laughter while this was out of frustration and anger on the thought of him going right after the jewel. Kagome went right past the ditch to get some more sleep because she was strangely drained of herself and only wished to go home and plop on soft bed and see the future Sacred Tree.

"You deserve it sometimes, Inuyasha." She said before she went inside the hut and knew he heard her because she saw a small white perk from his ears. She leaned against the side wall and slid down so her knees were right against her chest as she sat and closed her eyes back into darkness and dreamed about a mysterious white blur come and catch her. As she embraced its warmth and never let go.

A/N: I'm sorry it isn't long and it took me FOREVER to submit it but I had school just start for me and I have a lot of work to do. Ugh, and I hate it when authors take longer than a week to submit the next chapter. Now I understand why it takes so long. Anyway, EEEKKKK!!!!! I wonder wonder wonder who that white blur was and if she'll end up with Inu or Shesshy! I'll give you a hint on something though just because I won't submit for a while, one of the pairings is mostly one-sided. I won't tell you which though! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW!!! School is already stressing me out and I need more modivation on each chapter the make me write faster. And possibly longer.

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