Kagome decided to go to the dojo, when she came to the dojo doors Sesshomaru's army of demons were training. The leader stopped his men and bowed to Kagome, as the rest of men did the same.

"You do not need to bow to this miko, I wish to train with this army of fine men," Kagome strongly,

"Of course, fall in line," the leader explained,

"I wish to be treated as equal to the men training here," Kagome coldly.

"Of course, alright men hand-to-hand combat," the leader screamed out, Kagome found a partner, when she started hand-to-hand combat she found that she was a bit better than the demon she had partnered with, because within minutes she had him on the floor and he wasn't getting up anytime soon, Kagome surprised herself,

~So none of these demons are strong enough yet? This is a shame.~ Kagome helping the demon stand,

"Ms. Kagome, would you do me the great honor in fighting me?" the leader asked,

"I think I've done enough damage, your army is not as strong as this miko," Kagome sternly,

"They are new recruit my lady, but I am not new, I have been here for over 500 years, I assure you, you will not do damage to this leader," the leader explained. Kagome stared at the men,

"What is your name?" Kagome interested,

"Takeushi, I promise you it will be a simple hand-to-hand combat, seen as you do not know this opponent too well," Takeushi explained, Kagome nodded,

"Shall we venture into the field and teach these up coming soldiers of how to fight?" Kagome stoically.

"After you my lady," the leader letting her lead the way and bowing in respect,

"As I have said before I'm not a royal blood, you do not need to address me as I were," Kagome strongly.

"My lady you bare the crescent moon mark, which marks you as royal blood," Takeushi explained,

"I may bare the marks of royalty but I assure you I am not of royal blood, I am a miko also," Kagome explained.

"My lady what would you wish for me and my men to call you?" Takeushi going around in circles with her.

"The title I wish for you to call me by is Kagome, you and your men have earned the title of friends," Kagome walking to the middle of the field.

"Men, my lady would like to be addressed as Kagome, she is the miko that carries the jewel shards if you all have not figured that out by now, that is why she smells so sweet," Takeushi boomed to his men. They all dropped to a knee, Kagome stared at the men,

~Do they give such a miko such respect?~ Kagome tempted to roll her eyes.

"This miko does not desire such upmost respect, you all have earned the title of friends, please, arise and never bow to me again," Kagome coming face to face with them. They all rose, she had a small speech that she gave them,

"You all must train hard and quickly, your Lord Sesshomaru requires the best of the best and that is why you all are here, you were handpicked from the rest because each one of you had something to bring to the table, may it be of your blood or your strength, you men are the best of the best, Takeushi has been doing this for over 500 years, if you men listen up and do as he says, you will be the army that can serve your lord proudly and pay attention to our moves, focus on them and remember them, you will learn a lot," Kagome explained. Kagome smelt something familiar in the air, she looked up on the hill, there standing tall in the wind, with light long silver hair flowing sideways behind him was the lord himself, Kagome bowed her head to him, he never faltered,

"And one more thing, there are very powerful demons that you may come in contact with, any of you, familiar with Naraku, that is the demon Lord Sesshomaru and myself are going to have to kill in order to stop any more destruction, he has more than half of the jewel shards in his possession which makes him the worst demon out there, I myself is trying to learn how to control this new wonderful gift I have been bestowed on, I may not make it through the battle but I assure you, to have the opportunity to fight by your lord's side will be a great honor," Kagome proclaimed, proudly. The men were touched by her speech that they all bellowed out, Lord Sesshomaru had been there for all of her speeches,

~This Sesshomaru likes what this miko had to say to the new recruits and they rather seemed to enjoy the speech.~ Sesshomaru sitting down upon the grassy hilltop he watch as Kagome started circling Takeushi, she was waiting for him to throw the first punch. Sesshomaru was on the edge of his seat,

~This should be quite interesting to watch.~ Sesshomaru thought to himself. Kagome was starting to get beat, but she was learning, she was picking up all of his moves. Two hours had elapsed and Kagome was still fighting the leader but she was now throwing out Takeushi's moves and the men were pointing and showing each other the moves that they were doing. Sesshomaru was smirking,

~ Kagome is learning a lot, she just picked up on Takeushi's moves, in one day, very interesting.~ Sesshomaru thought to himself,

"Okay, Kagome, I want you to turn into your true form and lets see how well you do with that," Takeushi explained,

"Takeushi, that will be enough training for the miko for this afternoon," Sesshomaru having flown down to them and was walking their way.

"Of course my lord," Takeushi bowing, the men were already kneeling in Sesshomaru's presences. Kagome seemed a bit angry,

"Kagome, are you to grace us with your presences tomorrow at training?" one of the soldiers asked, Sesshomaru seemed a bit displeased with the way the soldier had addressed her,

"Thank you for asking, I shall join you my friends but you will be teaching me of what you all have learned from the show, so practice, thank you Takeushi for the training exercise, I highly enjoyed it," Kagome shaking his hand,

"Anytime Kagome," Takeushi letting go of her hand and getting back to commanding his group. Kagome walked in silence along side of Sesshomaru,

"I was enjoying myself, why did you pull me away," Kagome coldly,

"This Sesshomaru pulled you away because you do not realize just how weak you still are from training," Sesshomaru glancing at her busted lip, Kagome touched her lip with her finger, she pulled her hand away to look at it,

"Its just a little blood, this Sesshomaru should not worry about me so much," Kagome stumbling over her own feet, Sesshomaru caught her.

"You need to store strength also, or you will be completely useless in the battle with Naraku," Sesshomaru explained,

"So that is the only reason you are concerned, that I may die prematurely?" Kagome stated.

"This Sesshomaru wants you to return to normal, make amends with your friends," Sesshomaru flying her to the castle, he carried her to her room and laid her down.

"I return to normal, I can not, you have turned this miko into a demon, my friends could never accept for what I am now," Kagome seriously and coldly.

"Your friends dear miko, have accepted what lies within you, they have accepted that a long time ago, you shall rest and there will be food sent to this room and this Sesshomaru shall remain here in this room till he is completely satisfied with your rest and eating habits," Sesshomaru lighting a fire. Kagome growled, she licked her bleeding lip and it healed,

"I do not need a babysitter," Kagome huffed.

"This Sesshomaru wants you in bed for two full days and to eat your fill, then you will be able to do more training, till then, this Sesshomaru shall reside in this room to make sure," Sesshomaru strongly. Kagome sat on the bed and crossed her arms,

~Sesshomaru is right, I do need my strength built back up but I will not give in so easily, I wont submit to him.~ Kagome giving him an evil eye.

"Just so you know I wont ever submit to you just so you know that," Kagome growled,

"This Sesshomaru does not expect your submission but he does expect you to be useful in battle," Sesshomaru walking out, Kagome made sure he had gotten down the hall a ways before she tried the door.

~Damn him.~ Kagome pulling on a locked door, she crossed her arms and walked over to the window, she saw Sango and the rest outside,

~Shippo, I wonder if he still thinks of me as his mother, and Sango, she was my sister, does she still hold me in her mind as her sister?~ Kagome thought. The door opened and a servant came in with a dish,

"My lord has requested me to draw you a bath, he has also noted if you do not allow me to do so, he will personally come and give you one himself," the servant explained.

"Might as well strap a uniform on me after you are through, I feel like a servant," Kagome mumbled.

"My lady, the lord only wants you safe, he does not want the time he wasted, as he sees it, worrying about you when you were first brought here to all be for nothing," the servant explained as she carefully got Kagome in the hot spring. Kagome purred and closed her eyes,

"Hmm, the water, its so welcoming, it feels so good," Kagome mumbled. She enjoyed the bath for 30 minutes and then the servant brought her out and dried her off and put her in a plain soft light kimono to sleep in. when Kagome and the servant came back into the room Sesshomaru was there starting out at the lands, wearing just a plain under kimono. Kagome gave a huff, as she crawled into bed,

~You have to stop her from turning so cold, you have to do something.~ his beast in a freak out. Sesshomaru stood like a statue just staring out the window, two wild horses had came onto the land, grazing as they pleased,

~The horses may they could help her regain who she was, who she used to be.~ Sesshomaru thinking,

~Try it when she is stable but you should assist her in doing so also.~ his beast explained. Kagome sat up in the bed as the servant came over and smelt the food,

"Do you think I wouldn't smell the sleeping herbs in this Sesshomaru?" Kagome growled.

"The herbs helps this Sesshomaru sleep when he needs to rest, if you are so wise, you should listen to this Sesshomaru and eat," Sesshomaru explained,

"Of course my lord," Kagome bowing her head and eating her dinner, she ate almost the whole chicken by herself and was starting to get drowsy,

"I guess I'll see you when I wake," Kagome trying to hold back a growl.

"This Sesshomaru will be waiting," Sesshomaru standing by her bedside, Kagome was fighting it but the sleep was taking over, she fell asleep a short moment after. Sesshomaru had already ate his dinner and decided he needed to sleep by her and in a way protect her while she slept. Sango and Shippo came in, they found Sesshomaru in the large bed with Kagome asleep, Sango laid down on the other side of Kagome, Shippo joined them, Kagome curled more up to Sesshomaru than her friends. Sesshomaru put his arm around her in a protective way, he raised his head to look at Sango and Shippo,

~Kagome feels more comfortable with this Sesshomaru than her friends, maybe its because this Sesshomaru's blood runs through her, she will stay on this Sesshomaru's land, she will train hard, she will become stronger and faster then this Sesshomaru, she will live through this battle and make her wish.~ Sesshomaru laying down and falling asleep. Little Rin had found herself next to Kagome and Shippo in the middle of the night, Sesshomaru had smelt her come in.

~Rin, she cares for the miko too, she likes Kagome as her friend and mother, maybe if she does well in battle this Sesshomaru should try asking her to court him, she would be a great mother for Rin.~ Sesshomaru thought silently.

~Not to mention a great mate for this Sesshomaru also.~ his beast rang out in his head. Sesshomaru felt Kagome nuzzle up to him, he nuzzled back and found her scent quite comforting allowing him to relax and fall asleep. He slept the two full days that Kagome had slept. When the day came for Kagome to wake, everyone left but Sesshomaru, he thought it was best for her to wake up and not be so stressed out that everyone was in the room with her, slowly she started to wake. Sesshomaru sat up and waited for her to fully open her eyes, she yawned and stretched, Sesshomaru found it cute, slowly she opened her eyes and looked up at him,

"Have you laid there the whole time I was asleep?" Kagome coldly as she sat up in the middle of the night.

"That is none of your concern but yes I have, you companions also have slept by your side along with my ward Rin, they would like for you to open up to them again, your son Shippo misses you," Sesshomaru coldly.

~I can not get close to them again I will hurt, I will be weaken in battle because of them.~ Kagome thought to herself and turned away from Sesshomaru.