I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters in this story. This is my first fan fiction so please review and let me know what you think. Thanks so much. J

My name is Kagome, I am 17 yrs old, my birthday is coming up in a couple days. I can't wait to see what Inuyasha has in mind for the day. May be I'll finally get my first kiss. Even though we've been dating for over 2 years now.

"Hey will you hurry up Kagome we've going to be late for school. Stop daydreaming stupid," Inuyasha complains as he pokes her in the back.

"Argh, Inuyasha will you quit it that hurt. You know this is why people don't think that we are together."

"Whatever. Let's just go."

It's always the same with him. He insults me and complains all the time. Don't get me wrong he has his good side to it just rarely comes out. And I know that he would never let anything happen to me. Yet I keep thinking that maybe we should just be friends after all.

Well even though we've dating I have a lot on my mind. For two years all Inuyasha has done is hold my hand and give me a hug once in awhile. At first I thought he was shy but now it's just tiring. Yet that's not even the worst part. A couple days earlier on my way home from school I spotted a young girl only about nine being bullied. I can't stand it when things like that happen. So of course I had to go and help the poor girl.

Kagome flashback

"Damn Inuyasha had to run off with Miroku today. Left me to walk alone in the cold," Kagome thinks to her self.

She stops at the sight in front of her. Three guys her age picking on a small girl. Oh this just does it they are not going to get away with this.

"Hey just what do you jerks think that your doing. Leave her alone!" she yells as she run forward.

"Oh now this is interesting. Just what do you want pretty girl. If you'd like we'll leave her alone, your much more interesting right now anyways," creep one says to her.

"Yeah like I'd what to talk to you. Picking on a defenseless little girl. Just get the hell away now or else…"

Creep two comes up behind her and grabs her around the waist with one arm and using the other arm around her neck. "Aren't you a feisty one. Hum what should we do with you."

"Let me go you creep," great just great and on a day that she's alone. She looks at the girl and yells," Run, get help quick. Go now!"

The guys where to busy grabbing at her that the girl was able to get away. But that only left her alone with them and with no help insight for awhile.

"So girly what kind of fun would you like, I know what I'd like," he made a grab for the front of her uniform while the other two tried to hold her down.

There was no one around as Kagome screamed and kicked. The front of her shirt had been ripped and they kept touching her.

"No, stop it, leave me alone.'

'Why should we we're having fun. Besides who's going to stop us."

Just as he said this one of the creeps fell to the side. She was fighting to much to see what was going on. But she knew someone else was there.

"Hey who the hell are you? Mind your own business.' creep one said as creep two ran at the person.

"This is my business. You dare to touch her," he pointed behind him at the little girl.

The first creep still had Kagome down and hit her across the face when she tried to look to see who was talking even though she knew that voice.

"So what. You got her now, so take her and go. This one is ours to play with," creep two said.

The stranger walked forward with a predatory grace. The corner of his mouth lifted. He was never one to walk away from a good fight. He could not see the girl that they held, yet he thought he recognized her voice. But it couldn't be, his stupid half brother wouldn't let her go alone. Or would he. Damn it this is not his problem.

"Please Sesshoumaru help her. She saved me at a cost to herself," the little girl said.

He had to repay her that is the only reason I do this he told himself. "Rin get out of the way and do not interfere."

Kagome gasped no not him, not Inuyasha's half brother. Great he won't help he hates him and me just for being around him.

"Let her go or deal with me," Sesshoumaru glared at them.

"So you want this one too. Well come get her then," creep one said.

The three of them got up and went toward Sesshoumaru. It gave Kagome time to sit up and start to back away. She couldn't believe that he'd help her.

"Miss hey you okay? Don't worry Sesshoumaru will deal with them. I'm Rin what's your name."

"Um, I'm Kagome. You know him then. How?" she looked at the girl trying to figure this out. Man that hit was messing her up. She felt faint.

"Yeah he takes care of me. He'll teach them a lesson," Rin said with a big grin.

Kagome couldn't talk she just stared at Rin. He took care of her, no she must of heard wrong cause he cares for know one but himself. She turned to look at the guys about to fight.

" Well looks like you want a fight huh. Well far be it for me to disappoint."

Sesshoumaru could see Rin helping Kagome. It didn't look like she could get up and her clothes were a mess.

"You dare to talk to me. Don't make me laugh, this will be quick." Sesshoumaru quickly hit one creep in the face so hard that he went down and didn't move. The other two ran at him. They kicked at punched at him but he dodged their blows while striking them. After only a few minutes all three guys were out.

"Sesshoumaru come help me. I think that she can't get up," Rin yelled. She was sitting next to Kagome.

Kagome had watched the whole thing and was amazed at how well he could handle him self. " It's okay you don't have to I know how you feel about me. I'll be fine in a few minutes."

"Can you get up?" he knelt down in front of her to get a better look at her face. She had a bruise on her forehead and a cut lip. Damn he couldn't just leave her.

" Yeah I can," Kagome tried to stand but as soon as she got to her feet she swayed.

Sesshoumaru caught her arm. The front of her shirt was ripped open. He took off him school coat and put it around her. She looked up in surprise and meet his eyes. She quickly looked down.

" I'm fine now. I need to get home." she step forward only to be lifted up into the arms of Sesshoumaru.

" I'll get you home."

'But I .. your brother will be… I need to .. I ..I.." her head hurt so much that she blacked out.

Sesshoumaru looked down at her face and his breath caught. She had a cut bleeding on her forehead and a split lip. There she was unconscious in his arms and yet he had to hold back the feeling that pulled at him. She was beautiful and she felt right in his arms. "No she's with him. I can't think this and at a time like this, what the hell ." "Lets go Rin." He dropped Rin off at his home before taking Kagome home. They arrived at her house as she woke. She looked up and she gasped. She'd known Sesshoumaru through Inuyasha and how they fought all the time but it hit her then how handsome he was. She wanted to reach up and touch his face. She shifted and had him look down. He caught something in her gaze that had him stopping. No he was wrong, just his imagination.

" We're here. Can you stand now?"

"Uh yeah I think so"

He gently put her on her feet. She kept her head down so he wouldn't see the heat going to her cheeks.

" Thank you Sesshoumaru, for everything. I'm …" he cut her off.

" It wasn't for you, it was to teach them who not to mess with. So don't thank me it made no difference to me that you where there."

He turned to walk away. She reached out then and caught his hand. He stopped and turned looking at her hand on his. His eyes went wide for a second.

"Like I said earlier I know how you feel about me already. But still I want to thank you and not just for saving me but for showing me a different side of you. I thought for sure that I knew what kind of person you were. Yet it surprised me that you cared about this little girl and took care of her. I saw that you do have a kind part of you and that I'm glad that I got to see it," Kagome looked up then and looked straight into his eyes," Thank you Sesshoumaru for everything. I won't forget it." she squeezed his hand and let it go.

" Save all that crap for my brother. He is your boyfriend after all. What would he say if he saw that look you have on your face?"

" I don't care what he'd think he left me alone. And I'm having second thoughts about the boyfriend part anyways." she said it so fast before she could catch herself," Sorry I'm sorry I'm not myself right now. I should head inside. Thank you again."

Sesshoumaru just stood there not knowing what to say or what to do. Yet he felt something at her words. She turned fast and lost her balance he reached out and caught her about her waist. He was bent over her their faces close together just a little more and he would be kissing her. She had a look in her eyes, she reached up her hand and touched the side of his face she started to lift her head when everything went dark.

The next thing she knew she was waking up on the couch. Her head hurt so much was it a dream. She couldn't remember everything but she remembered him. As she turns her head she can't believe what she sees. Inuyasha is sitting in front of her.

"What are you doing here Inuyasha?"

" I should be asking you what the hell happened? And who's coat are you wearing?"

I stared at him for a minute. This was not something I needed to hear right now especially from my boyfriend." Will you stop yelling at me. You left me to walk home alone remember. I saw a girl getting bullied and went to stop it."

"You what? Are you that stupid? What do you think is going to happen that there just going to say sorry and not try to hurt you."

" I don't know what I thought, but I knew that I had to do something. Besides I got helped so I did get hurt as much as I would have."

" So just who is this great savior that helped you"

I had to think how best to say this." Um, actually it was Sesshoumaru. And he brought me home and I'm assuming that he brought me inside too."

"What Sesshoumaru? Your kidding. He would help anyone if he wasn't getting something in return…what did he cover you up and bandage you too."

I looked at myself then and sure enough I had his coat on and buttoned up. I felt my head and I could feel the bandage. I thought that he had just left me here. I never would have thought that he'd take care of me too. " Uh yeah I guess it was him."

" What do you mean you guess. Do you not remember? What the hell you don't know what he did to you while you where out cold."

"That's it just shut up. I got hurt and he helped me. Then you just show up and start yelling at me. Well screw you. Get out I don't want to see you right now."

"Fine. If I see Sesshoumaru I tell him you'd rather see him."

"ARGH, just get out!"

Back to today

So now thoughts of Sesshoumaru kept creeping in her head all the time now.

"So you give that damn coat back yet," Inuyasha complained, he hated that he wasn't there to help her that day. Damn that Sesshoumaru he hated him so much. And knowing that he had helped Kagome much less that he had held her.

" Not yet I haven't seen him around," she said.

" I still say you should just toss it way"

"No I can't not after what he did for me. Besides I'd like to see him again." the last part she added quietly. But not quietly enough.

'What the hell? You got something for my brother. Don't make me sick. Besides you got me what else could you want."

Well that did it I told him off then. " Lets see I want a boyfriend that isn't still in love with his ex for one and will hold my hand and even kiss me. One that's not afraid to saw that he loves me. Yet I have you right, who doesn't none of that, yeah what more could I ask for."

He was speechless he didn't think she wanted all that. " But you know how I feel. And you said it didn't bother you. And … wait you didn't answer me do you have a thing for my brother?"

"What do you care if I do or not? Just leave me alone. Go to school by yourself." I turned and run off. Sure enough he didn't follow. Oh my god what had I done. What am I going to do? I'm so confused. I haven't seen him since that night. This is the first time she'd be skipping school. Oh well I guess I'll just head home. As she turned the corner she ran right into a broad chest. As she looked up she saw the one person she'd been wanting to see but the last person she wanted to see right now of all times.

I couldn't say anything but "Sesshoumaru…."