(Author: Long chapter here we go)

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Sesshomaru ignored her angry outburst and went to change his clothing, taking off his kimono exposing his strong toned chest. Inuyasha had to fight the urge to go up to him and start kissing and licking every inch of him. "Damn this man! He was always a bit too much…too smart, too powerful, too…male" It was enough to make any hot blooded woman a little weak in the knees by being in such close proximity to such raw, earthly sensuality.

"I don't want to involve you in this Inuyasha, my reason for withholding information from you is because I know how headstrong and stubborn you are. I need you to stay within the protection of the castle walls, can you do that?" He put on a white and red kimono top then moved to his armor.

Inuyasha looked down the window and focused on the panthers, there were maybe forty to fifty of them, not too many and they didn't seem like a bright bunch in her opinion.

"This is more than just the panthers…isn't it?" She asked as she racked her brain for something that she was overlooking "Last time it was because of…." her eyes widen as she turned and looked at Sesshomaru who has just tied the sash around his armor securing his weapons.

"He's coming here isn't he? Naraku is going to face you head on isn't he?" the female said a little loudly, panic making her voice sound high pitched, then she glared at him "Well you're not going alone!"

She turned to leave his room then sprinted next door to her room. Pulling the doors to the wardrobe open she then gasped when she didn't see Tetsusaiga.

"He wouldn't!"  Inuyasha thought as she looked throughout the whole room but didn't see any evidence of her father's fang. she stormed back to his(their) room to find him looking out the window.

"Where is Tetsusaiga?!" she yelled at him "You can't hide it from you and you know that! I can't be parted from it for very long….and you can't keep me out of this battle!" She yells,  narrowing her eyes at him.

He suddenly moved in front of her taking her upper arms in to his huge hands and shook her a bit "Don't you understand?!I can't have you there! Your safety is my first and only priority, I don't care about anyone else and I don't give a damn about what happens to anybody else either! you are the only thing that matters to me! So yes I hid Tetsusaiga and yes I will do whatever I can to make sure you stay safe"

He stresses out the word 'safe'

Inuyasha's eyes widen at the fierceness in his voice and at the extent of his feelings for her. It was as close to an 'I love you' as she will ever get from him and if she were to be completely honest

She now believed that he did love her. She could feel her heart hammering against her chest and felt a bit of the ice she had surrounding her heart melt a bit.

"You can't keep me in a glass case forever Sessh, you know that" she whispered as she touched his arms so that he could release her, he did only so that she could wrap her arms around him

"I can't sit here while I know you're going to be fighting against him"

The thought of him going against Naraku without her present was scary. The possibility of him losing the battle against Naraku also ran through her mind, even though Sesshomaru was the strongest demon she has ever known, Naraku wasn't exactly known for fighting fair.

"I can't sit here while you fight him! What if you need my help? What if the only thing standing between you and death is the power of Tetsusaiga and I'm not there to help? Then what? Do you think I could live with myself if you get hurt?!...if something happens to you?!"

Inuyasha  covered her mouth, noy wanting to finish the rest, the possibility of the many 'what ifs?' were running through her mind.

"You insult me Inuyasha, as if I would ever lose to someone like him"

"I don't care, I have to be there" she said…she  wanted desperately to tell him how she felt

"I fell in love with my older half-brother"

As twisted as that sounded in her mind, she didn't care anymore. She wanted to tell him but also didn't want to just rush out and say it either. She has never been good with words, so she was going to wait until tonight…..she planned on surrendering her body and soul to him and join with him as lifemates.

"I know you're strong Sessh…I recognize that and" she paused

"I know that you could probably swat him like a fly with just a flick of your wrist, Gods knows you have the power" she took a deep breath before continuing "It's just that I can't just stay behind wondering if you're okay or not..if you're injured, if you're winning, if Naraku finds some new scheme to drain your powers, I don't know! I just know that if you're going to be there so am I! I don't want to stay behind and drive myself crazy by the million 'what ifs'"

He regards her for a long while then he closes his eyes and signs tiredly.

"Fine, I will allow you to be there but if you feel danger approaching you I don't want you to think about it, you run. Is that understood? I know it goes against what you believe in, but I won't risk your life….now promise me" he said holding her tightly

Inuyasha made a face at him "Come on! You want me to run at the first sign of trouble?   but what if Kagome or Sango needs my help? I'm not weak damn it! I know how to fight! I fought against you many times remember?!"

"And I have always held back and you well know it" He shook his head in exasperation "I am not suggesting that you are weak darling, but I am your mate, and your mate wants you to stay alive long enough to have many pups in you" he says pulling back to cross his arms at me.

"No one is having any pups anytime soon you overzealous demon. You would be fighting your own children for my attention, don't think I haven't noticed just how selfish you are of my time. You don't like it for anyone to steal my attention from you" Inuyasha said with a smirk, imagining their babies. Oh they would make beautiful babies-

she laughed internally on how true her words ran and could already see him scowling at his little boy or girl as they cling on to her wanting her attention. He shrugged nonchalantly "You are mine and I don't share, you know that, but I would never deny my children their mother"

"You can be a pain sometimes….but you're lucky I…" she broke off, stopping herself from revealing how she really felt about him.

He rose an eyebrow "You're lucky what?" he pressed on looking at her suspiciously.

she bit her bottom lip. She was going to tell him that it was nothing when the walls vibrated again and then Kagome busted though the door of the room.

"Inuyasha!" she cried. "Thank goodness you're with Sesshomaru, I can sense Naraku"

Inuyasha nodded to her before she looked at Sesshomaru "So can I have my sword back?" She said holding out one of her hands to him.

"What? Why would you take the Tetsusaiga from her?" said Kagome frowning looking at Sesshomaru in utter confusion.

"To keep my mate safe here within the walls of the castle" he said harshly to her earning him a blush from Kagome.

"She will never be the type to hide in a fight you do know that right?" she said slowly as if she was talking to a dim wit…in which case Sesshomaru, to Inuyasha, did act like it from time to time. Sesshomaru growled at Kagome making her give out a little 'eep' of surprise.

"Sessh stop…Kagome is right you know" Inuyasha said making him turn to glare at her "I may be a female now but I will never run from a fight, but I do understand what you're going though and I promise to try and stay out of dangers way...for you" she says walking up to him to take his hand and lace her fingers to his "I will make an effort to stay safe for you Sessh"

"Awwe…" Kagome cooed, winning a real dirty look from Sesshomaru making her cheeks turn red "Ah…I'm just gonna…wait in the main hall" she said then left so fast she left a vapor trail.

Inuyasha laughed "Your so mean" she said then he turned and smirked at me "I learned from the best...now change. I want to be rid of Naraku as soon as possible"

Inuyasha rolled her eyes at him but as soon as he left the room she sunk to the floor exhausted and weary.

She almost told him she loved him…"good grief ever since last night I have been thinking of one but him. I needed to wait until the right moment…not just blurt it out!"

Yes he was still arrogant, but she now found it extremely attractive, he was still just as possessive and demanding as ever, but now it was endearing because she could actually feel his need for her. He's feelings for her ran deep. She never thought he was capable of having such human emotions, but he did.

she changed into the red dress that she had gotten from Kagome's time. She found it easier to fight in than kimonos and pulled her hair up in to a high pony tail. Once she was done she ran down to the main hall to see Sesshomaru, Miroku, Sango, and Kagome along with Kazunari whom she noticed had her Tetsusaiga.

Inuyasha leapt and stood beside the demon, taking the sword she gave him a nod of thanks and tied it to her side. She noticed that he was giving Sessh a very reproached looked.

"Did I miss something?" she asked looking at Sesshomaru for answers when no one wanted to answer me.

"Kazunari is not pleased with the idea of staying inside of the castle"

"Especially since my orders were to keep lady Inuyasha safe! but being as she too will be in the middle of the battle then it is only fitting for be to there as well" he argued "Was I not appointed her guard?"

Inuyasha looked over to Sessh wondering why he doesn't want to allow him into the battle, the young demon obviously wanted to help them

"So what's the big deal Sessh? If you're so worried about my safety then why don't you let him just stay by my side until you kill Naraku?" Inuyasha said earning a smile from Kazunari.

"I swore to his parents to keep him safe!"

"Sessh you really can't keep people in little cages! if being safe means to never live then it's not worth it"

Miroku and Kagome nodded vigorously at her "I agree" said Kagome.

Sesshomaru crossed his arms to his body and glared at her(Inuyasha) giving her an ice cold stare, it would have been intimidating had she not known that he was in love with her and could never be really mad. She decided to try out her new found knowledge on him and walked up to him and touched his arm, face turned up to him as she gave him a small, loving smile.

"Please?" She said softy, enjoying watching his eyes flash a molten gold, to anyone else it would seem like he had no reaction, but to Inuyasha….she could tell every little change in his face "Let him fight….maybe he will surprise you….you can never know the potential of a person unless they are tested"

"I don't want either one of you out there" he said but then signed and looked at Kazunari "Very well, you want to prove yourself? Granted" he said then pulled Inuyasha

"If you see that Naraku goes after you, you fight him…Understand? You fight him off with claws and fangs if you must, but you must not let him take you from the castle grounds"

Inuyasha scoffed at the very thought "Like he could ever get around you Sessh, come on. I've seen you fight; I know the extent of your powers which was why he was trying to absorb you in the first place remember?" She said then frowned at him, he has always been confident about his powers, he knew that he was undefeatable

"why the lack of confidence all of the sudden?" she said softy looking into his golden eyes getting lost in their depths for a while "It's one thing for me to worry about what could happen…your making it sound like it will happen"

"Hn, it's not me I am worried about, it's you. He uses under hand methods to fight, he's a coward who uses schemes when he fights"

Inuyasha cupped his face in her hands while I looked up at him, she caressed his silky sliver hair while she spoke "I have complete trust in you Sesshomaru, do you remember when we fought against the sword sounga? together we are more powerful, Naraku doesn't even stand a chance against you and he knows it, which is why he tries to use tricks"

His hands went to her waist and pulled her so close

"Spoken like a true mate and lady of these lands" he said in a low deep purr. His voice was ever the source of making her just a little breathless, she could listen to him speak forever. But she couldn't be daydreaming right now

"So" she said trying to snap herself out of the trance "Let's go and kick his ass"