Chapter 1

She sat on the lip of the old wooden well. The wind was crisp, fresh and blew through her long raven hair. She was deep in thought that she didn't realize a tall powerful demon watching her. She had yet another fight with Inuyasha. She ended up missing a shot on a demon and it resulted in one of their friends getting hurt. Inuyasha yelled and bitched at her, compared her to Kikyo over and over until she finally snapped. When she mentioned about going home Inuyasha went ballistic and threatened to destroy the well.

*Flashback*

"I'm done. I'm going home for a few days to cool off." Kagome said on the verge of tears.

"The hell you are. You're not going anywhere. I'll destroy that stupid well, that way you can never leave." Inuyasha snapped.

"You can't do that. It's my only way home. I would never see my family again." Kagome cried out.

"Watch me. You have a job to do and that is to find the rest of the jewel shards." Inuyasha yelled.

"That's it! SIT! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit!" Kagome repeated over and over.

Inuyasha slammed into the ground, creating a crator with his body. "Damn you wench..." He said over her voice. She continued to yell for him to sit until he passed out.

"I'm sorry that this happened. I didn't mean to miss the shot." She cried.

"Lady Kagome. It is quite alright. It's not a serious injury. I will be ok. He had no reason to blow this out of proportion. But if you really wanted to go home I would advise that you go now and put that charm on the well so he can't come through. Do you remember what I showed you to activate it?" Miroku asked as Sango dressed his arm.

"Yes, I remember. Thank you. I just know he'll try to come force me back. I'll be back in a few days." Kagome said.

"We will see you upon your return. And before you ask yes we will watch over Shippo." Miroku said.

Kagome smiled. "Thank you. I better get going before he wakes up." She said. She grabbed her bag and left for the well.

*Flashback End*

She knew she needed to jump but if she was honest with herself, she really didn't want to. She knew her mother would have loads of questions and she didn't feel like dealing with it. She sighed to herself and looked around. The wind blew through the trees, leaves whistling as the were tossed around. "I just got back from home, she would definitely know something happened." She growled in frustration.

The mysterious figure smirked at her attempt to growl. 'She needs to go a octive lower, then it would almost be perfect. But I don't know if she understands that her growls and mannerisms were very similar to the Inu breed. Interesting.' Her words ran through his head. 'Maybe I can help her.'

"I know you are there, but the real question is why? Why would the Great Lord Sesshomaru be watching me from the shadows?" She said loud enough from him to hear.

Sesshomaru's eyes widened. Once the intial shock past through he walked forth, making his whereabout known. He slowly and gracefully walked into the clearing. "It would seem your powers have improved miko. Before your weren't even able to sense when I was near." He said and regretted it immediately.

"Before? Meaning this isn't the first time you've been watching me?" She asked sofly. 'Why would he be watching me?' She thought to herself. She turned her head towards him as he walked closer.

"Hn."

"Why?" She raised an eyebrow.

"I have my reasons miko." He simply said. "Now why are you sitting here alone?" He asked already knowing the answer.

"Well apparently I wasn't alone." She smarted off.

Sesshomaru only glared at her.

"Take a joke. Geeze. Well if you must know your brother and I..."

"Half brother." He interrupted.

Kagome rolled her eyes. "Your half brother and I got into another fight. And I was thinking about going back..." She stopped before finishing her sentence.

"Going back where? Home? To your appropriate era." He said.

She sat there in shock. "H-how..."

"How did I know? I know many things miko." He spoke in riddles. "So why haven't you gone home yet?"

She sighed and swung her legs over the well and planted her feet in the grass. "Because I just came back from there and if I go back then I would have to deal with my mother. And I really don't want to explain everything to her."

"Then why don't you make amends with the half breed?" Sesshomaru asked.

"No... I'm done being compared to a walking dead clay pot. Am I not good enough? I just want to forget about him." Kagome rambled.

"I may have a solution to your problem." He said.

"Oh and what may that be?" She asked in a mocking tone.

"Travel with me. We can either go to the west to my fortress or we can continue to roam the lands and collect shards. The choice is yours." He offered.

Kagome didn't know what to say. Did she hear him correctly. Could she trust him. 'I mean if he wanted me dead I would be. Maybe I should... I need more answers. Why does he know so much about me?'

"I could help you train with your powers and with combat. If that is what you wish, of course." He said trying to sweeten the deal.

"Really? You would help me? Why? What's in it for you?" Kagome asked.

"I apologize but I can not answer that question yet. You will just have to trust me, even given our past encounters." He said.

Kagome looked him in the eye, seeing no deciet residing there. She knew he had no reason to lie. "What about Inuyasha? He wants to destroy the well, that's the only way I can get home. I was supposed to put this on the well after going through and sealing it with my blood so Inuyasha couldn't go through and bring me back before I wanted to... Now I have to worry about him causing trouble with my family."

Sesshomaru took the charm and looked it over. "This is a temporary solution." He said and dropped it by the well. He knelt down by the well and carved a few symbols into the wooden surface with his claws. He mumbled a few words and the symbols began to glow.

When the glowing stopped the symbols seeped into the well and disappeared, looking like they were never there. Kagome blinked a few times before speaking. "What did you just do?" She asked. She was able to feel the power he put off.

"I put a protection spell on the well and infused some of my powers into it. No one besides you and myself are able to touch the well. Now you nothing to worry about." He said.

"Oh Thank you!" She said and without thinking she hugged him. She immediately pulled away. "Oh, I'm sorry."

He froze from her embrace. He was not used to it, he never even let Rin hug him. He had mixed emotions about it. The Inu in him has his instincts screaming at him to return the affection but his reputation of being a powerful, cold, stoic demon prevents him from doing that. He was always told that showing emotion, growing attrachments to anything only brings weakness and the enemy would take advantage. He found that out the hard way.

"Well now that I don't have to go back, we can get going. How far is your fortress?" Kagome asked.

"About a few days time if we walk, but we could make it by tonight or tomorrow at dawn if we fly." He told her.

"Wouldn't it be wise to walk to be able to train me?" She asked.

"I do have a dojo to train in. And the sooner we get leave the less chance of Inuyasha tracking you down."

"Track me down? Wouldn't he know that you were here?" She asked.

"No he would not. I have been consealing my aura and scent. He will not be able to sense me unless I let him. You only was able to sense me earlier was because you tapped into your powers subconsciously." He explained.

"Oh! Can you teach me how to do that?" She asked excitedly.

Sesshomaru nodded. "It is fairly easy."

"Then let's get going then. I want to learn as much as possible. I'm tired of always needing saved. I want to be able to defend myself." Kagome said softly.

"Let's go then. We will fly and if you are up to it we will begin your training."

Kagome nodded and turned to pick up her backpack. At first she struggled but successfully got it on her back.

Sesshomaru resisted the urge to smirk. He reached over and took her backpack like it was weightless. He then wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her close, causing her to squeak. In a blink of an eye they jumped into the air and took off flying towards the west.

Kagome gasped and immediately wrapped her arms around him.

"Do heights bother you miko?" He asked.

"Oh no it's not that, it was just the sudden jump startled me." She said as she relaxed in his arms, and looked around in awe. "I love being up high, I get to appreciate the scenery. It's so beautiful. I can just imagine it all at night."

Sesshomaru gave a small smirk. "I agree. One of my favorite ways to travel."

Kagome smiled up at him. *Thump* "I can see why." Then her attention back to the lands that was passing beneath them.

Sesshomaru's eyes widened slightly. 'Why did my heart do that? All she did was smile at me.' He thought to himself.

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