Chapter 3

Sesshomaru continued to fly towards his lands. The wind blowing cool air against their skin, the sun was almost set and some stars were visible. They had been flying for a few hours and she had fallen asleep. Her head rested on his lower part of his chest. 'She fell asleep listening to my heartbeat.' Just the thought made his heart skip.

'She is beautiful is she not?' A voice inside he hadn't heard in many many years.

'You speak nonsense beast... She is a mere human... Now leave.' He commanded.

'Nonsense? We only speak the truth. And we both know that she isn't just a mere human. She's one of the last...'

'Enough! I know. You do not have to remind me.'

'You are starting to feel for her. And I can see why. She would make a wonderful mate...'

'Not going to happen. I am only helping her. That is all.'

'Riiiight... And I'm not your inner self, your brash instincts. You do realize that whatever I feel or think so do you and vice versa. I just have no filter to stop me from saying it. There is nothing you can hide from me. So stop lying to yourself and make a move or I will gain control and do it for you. I will leave you to think on that.'

Sesshomaru's eyes widened at his beasts words. He knew his beast was right but he didn't was to admit right yet. He wanted to get to know her and for her to know him. His thoughts ran rampant, he couldn't control them and knew it was because of his beast. When he blocked off his thoughts he realized that night had fallen and the stars were out. He looked down at Kagome and lightly nudged her.

"Miko..."

"Hmm... Are we there?" Kagome mumbled with her eyes still closed.

"Not quite. But at the beginning of our travel you mentioned about what the view would look like at night. Well nows your chance to see." He told her.

Kagome opened her eyes and looked up. Sesshomaru's face was the first she seen and behind his head were a thousand stars shining bright in the dark sky. 'Oh wow. He's so... Wait... Bad Kagome.' She blushed and looked elsewhere. "This is amazing. Thank you for waking me up to see this." She smiled as she enjoyed the stars and scenery before them.

"You're welcome." He said softly as he glanced down at her. 'Her eyes sparkle like the stars.' He thought to himself.

"If you don't mind me asking but how much longer until we get there?" She asked.

"Not much further. You see the lights in the distance, they seem to be flickering." He pointed in the direction they were flying.

Kagome looked it the direction he pointed and seen the lights that seemed like they were floating. "Oh yeah. I see them." She said. She looked back up at the stars and sighed.

"Something bothering you miko?" Sesshomaru asked.

"Hmm... Oh nothing is wrong. Just thinking. I love looking up at the stars. They're so beautiful." She mused.

"Yes you are..." He whispered with the help of his beast. His eyes widened not believing he said that. 'Did she hear me? I can't see her face...' He thought to himself.

Kagome's face was beat red. 'Did he just say that I was beautiful? Does he like me?' She asked herself. She bit at her bottom lip, she didn't know what to do. When she looked up once again and the night sky lit up and darkened just as quick. "Oh look a shooting star. Make a wish!" Kagome said excitedly. She closed her eyes and mumbled under her breath.

"Why do I have to make a wish?" He asked not understanding.

"It's what everyone does in my time, well whenever we can see the stars. You make a wish and it's possible it will come true." Kagome explained.

"Then what did you wish for?" He asked.

"I can't tell you. If I tell you my wish then it won't come true." She said.

Sesshomaru looked down at her. "Absurd."

"I don't think its absurd. It's wishful thinking that my wish will come true."

"But if you don't inform anyone then how will anyone help make it come true?" He asked.

"Only time will tell with my wish." Kagome smiled.

"Has anyone ever told you that you are very confusing." He said then made his silent wish.

Kagome laughed. "Yes, ever since I started traveling in this time."

Sesshomaru smirked causing Kagome to gasp at the sight. "What's the matter?"

"You smiled... Well sorta... Normally when you do that someone is going to die." Kagome said.

"I am allowed to smile whenever I like miko. I'm sorry if that displeases you then I will stop." He said.

"No... Don't stop." Kagome said quickly.

"But it displeases you." He mocked.

"I never said that. I like it when you smile." She confessed and covered her mouth just a quick as the words passed her lips.

Sesshomaru couldn't believe what he just heard. 'She likes my smile? She's the only one that has ever said that about me.' All he could do was stare at her in shock.

Kagome couldn't believe she had admitted that to him. 'It's his fault that I said that. Wait, he was teasing me.' Her eyes widened and a blush swept over her face.

'She confessed something now it's you turn.' His beast whispered in his head.

'No, not yet.' Sesshomaru said.

Without warning Sesshomaru's eyes phased from his normal ember gold to a deep red, which surprisingly didn't scare her. "We like your smile too, but he doesn't want to say it."

"Really? Why won't he say anything?" She asked as she blushed even more.

"Because he doesn't want to scare you off. We have been watching you for quite some time." His beast spoke.

"But why? Why have you been watching me?" She asked.

"We can not tell you yet. It is not the right time. But you will be finding out soon enough." He said. His eyes started to fade back to normal. "Until next time Kagome." He said softly, almost like a purr then his beast was gone.

Kagome's heart skipped from hearing him say her name. Her heart started to race and she found that she liked him saying her name. 'He always calls me miko. I know it's because that's my station in this time, and everyone refers to everyone to their title, if they have one. But still him saying my name... I want to hear it again.'

"What did my beast say to you? What did he do?" Sesshomaru asked.

"Nothing. Shouldn't you know what your beast says or does." Kagome said.

"I normally would have but he blocked me from seeing and hearing anything. Did he threaten you? Did he threatened you?" He asked.

"No you... I mean he didn't. Just talked. Nothing bad." She told him.

Sesshomaru nodded. He wanted to know what they spoke about but he wasn't going to push it with her. "We are almost there. We will begin training tomorrow. Once we get there, we will get surrounded by my staff most likely soldiers. So whenever we land I'm going to keep ahold of you so they know you're my guest. I will have someone get a room ready for you."

Kagome smiled and nodded. "Thank you. For so much, for helping me get away from Inuyasha, for offering to help train me, for letting me travel you and for letting me stay at your fortress. How can I ever repay you?"

"There is no need." He simply said.

A few minutes of silence go by and he started to descend. When he landed a handful of what looked to be soldiers, like he said. Sesshomaru gave orders to have a room made up in the family wing and a small meal to be prepared for his guest. He still hadn't let her go until he knew they were alone. When he finally let her go, neither moved away from each other.

"Sir, the room and food is ready. I would be happy to show her to her room. I will be waiting in the hall." One of the soldiers spoke then left.

"I should go. I'll need the rest for tomorrow Thank you again." Kagome said softly. Without thinking Kagome stood up on her tiptoes and leaned into his armor, mindful of the spikes and kissed his cheek. "Goodnight." She whispered then hurried off to the door where the soldier said he'd be.

Sesshomaru stood there shocked as he watched her walk away. When she was out of sight he raised his hand and placed his fingers on the spot her lips had touched moments ago, just below the two stripes. His eyes were wide and he couldn't move. 'Did she feel that shock too? That has never happened before... I need to read up on this. Father must have something written somewhere...' When he could finally move he made his way to his study and realized he still had her backpack.

Kagome walked in silence but her thoughts were screaming. 'OH MY GODS! I can't believe I did that... And I'm still alive... My heart is beating so fast. I don't regret it.' She smiled to herself.

"We are here my lady. If you need my lord, his room is down the hall and the last door on the left. But if there is anything you need don't hesitate to call out, someone will come to assist you." The soldier said.

"Just Kagome. Thank you." Kagome said.

"I can not use your name my lady, not without my lord's permission. I'm sorry but I could get in trouble." Before Kagome knew it the soldier was gone.

She closed the door and leaned against the wall and sighed. She touched her lips which were still tingling from the shock she felt when she kissed his cheek. 'What does this mean?' She thought. She didn't know but she was going to find out. She desided to look around the room she was going to be staying in and was amazed how refined it looked. 'Even though this time doesn't have matresses this bed looks really comfortable.' The bed mat was bigger than a regular on was. 'Reminds me of a queen size bed.' She thought. But the bed was covered in several layers of different soft furs. She walked over and sat down brushed her hands across them. She laid down and pulled some of the furs to her and took a deep breath in. 'No surprise they smell like Sesshomaru.' She thought to herself before she fell asleep.

I am so happy that everyone is liking this story so much. I love reading the comments, they make me smile and makes me want to write more for you all. So does anyone have any guesses what Sesshomaru is hiding from Kagome? What/Who is she really? What's going to happen between them? Let me know what you all think. Leave a review. Love you all. ^.^