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A/N: To say that it's been a while is an understatement. I'm not making any promises about updating or fully coming back. Just know that its been so long that I'm in college now and definitely busier. BUT, this story is always on my mind because its my favorite :)

Chapter 7

"It's dreadful what little things lead people to misunderstand each other."

- L.M Montgomery

It had been quite a few hours after the...ahem..."incident"...with Tatsuo in the darkened hallway. To say that I have avoided him since then was a terrible understatement. If I even caught a glimpse of the guy's hand, I'm very sure that my face resembled a tomato.

Though I'm not sure what I was more embarrassed about. What happened between me and Tatsuo in the hallway or what happened after he finished kissing me...

FLASHBACK

Before I could ask another question, Tatsuo had me pressed against the wall, his hands all over my body and his lips pressed tightly against mine.

"Oomph!"

His grip on my waist tightened as he pulled me closer. My mind raced as his tongue traced my lower lip and his hands groped my hips. I gasped as he pressed my harder against the wall, giving him the opportunity to stick his tongue completely in my mouth leaving no part of it untouched.

I moaned unintentionally and wrapped my arms around his neck to pull him closer. How I could feel this attracted, this aroused by someone who I hardly knew and who claimed to not care about me was both amazing and scary. I should have stopped him, pushed him away and demanded answers about why he thought it was ok to drag me away and pretty much molest me nearly out in the open but I couldn't.

My mind was more focused on why I wasn't giving him more attention.

He pulled away, giving me a chance to suck in some much-needed air before he moved to nip at the tip of my ear.

"Meet me in the dojo."

"What dojo-"

"Lord Sesshomaru will lead you. I'll explain everything to you later." He panted heavily in my ear.

I gripped the front of his kimono. My mind was hazy and all I wanted to do was continue...whatever it was we were doing. "Why not explain now?"

He grabbed my hands, hesitating for a moment as he pulled me slightly closer to him, "Because if I don't leave now, it will ruin everything." With that said, he pried my hands away and disappeared in a flash of flames..

I blinked, sexually frustrated and highly confused. I tried replaying his words over and over, hoping that I could catch a clue of what he was talking about, but the longer I thought about it the more questions that arose. I sighed, giving up and attempting to straighten out my kimono. However, as I walked down dimly lit hallway, I noticed that something nagged me...

"Where in the world am I?"

END FLASHBACK

After struggling to find my way back to my room, I took a minute to recollect my thoughts and put myself together.

What on earth could Tatsuo be talking about?

What was it that he needed to do?

I sighed as I felt the oncoming headache surfacing. All I wanted were answers and it seemed that no matter where I turned I only received more questions. This battle of power with Naraku was only becoming more complex and I could feel that the last face-off was looming just over the horizon, Inuyasha had betrayed me in one of the worst ways possible, and now there were things about myself that I couldn't begin to understand.

I didn't know who I was anymore, my purpose in this world becoming even more bleak and unclear.

Before I knew, my cheeks were hot with tears, my eyesight blurry as I let my inner turmoil truly show.

'It's been a while since I've cried...but now that I want to, I can't...'

I trudged towards the window, it's view that of Sesshomaru's castle walls and lustrous garden of which was shrouded with beautiful flowers in hues of blues and purples. A beautiful stream wound itself through the garden, in the shape of the crescent moon, before rounding itself out of sight and around to the other parts of the castle. A large red bridge built under the shade of a blossoming sakura tree.

Smiling faintly, I gently pried the window open, welcoming the warm rays of the sun, the cool breeze of the wind, and the calming sounds of the birds within the trees.

"If only my life was as simple as the beauty of nature."

I breathed in deeply, catching the scent of the fresh aroma of the flowers.

"You of all people should acknowledge miko, that nature is a complexity in and of itself."

Startled, I turned with a hand placed over my racing heart only to see Sesshomaru step quietly into my room. "Lord Sesshomaru! You scared me! How did you get in here so silently? You could have just knocked you."

He gave me a blank stare. "You left the door open Miko."

Oh.

"Well then," I sniffed "Is there something you needed? I was enjoying my solitude."

"It would be wise to watch your tongue in This Sesshomaru's presence in the future Miko. While you are a necessary asset in the future defeat of that wretched spider I have not trouble...disciplining you about your crass behavior."

I snapped my mouth shut. I guess my mouth tended to get the better of me.

"My apologies Sesshoma-I mean Lord Sesshomaru," I bowed deeply.

"Hn. Do not worry, soon enough the horrible habits you have picked up from my half-brother will soon come to pass."

I snorted as I straightened up. I couldn't even go one day without a reminder of Inuyasha being brought to light. "Let's only hope so."

"You are to come with me. It is time to begin your training in the dojo." Sesshomaru had turned to make his way out of the room, me following at his heel. However, upon the mentioning of the dojo, I stopped completely, barely breathing.

"Lord Sesshomaru will lead you. I'll explain everything to you later."

"I-I...I don't think I can do this..."

Sesshomaru turned to look at me over his shoulder with his brow raised in questioning.

"Look..I don't know what's with all the secrecy going on around here but I'm starting to lose my mind. So far I've been dumped, humiliated, practically kidnapped AGAIN, thrust deeper into this war with Naraku, and on top of everything else I have some secret power no one is telling me about and Tatsuo who I barely know is making these...advances toward me that somehow have to do with all of this. To say that I'm confused is an understatement Lord Sesshomaru and I...I don't know if I can do this." My voice became a whisper by the end of the rant, my confidence waning and insecurities rising.

"Miko, all will be revealed in due time. Sometimes ignorance is necessary, vital. If all of everything that you needed to know were given to you at one time, who is to say that is any better? Who is to say that knowing more will help you? How can you use knowledge that you do not understand to your advantage?"

My head snapped up to meet Sesshomaru's gaze. Looking at him now, I no longer saw him as the mysterious older brother of Inuyasha who's only purpose in life was to kill him and get Tetsuiga. I saw him for the ruler that he was, aged with time and experience, whose wisdom surpassed that of mine and any other person I had met up until this point combined. He was more than just the enemy of my former love, he was more than just the shadow of his father. He was a ruler and above all he was my ally.

It was then that I knew that I needed his help. That despite what everyone else had said, Tatsuo included, I wouldn't be able to do this by myself.

"Ok. I'm not going to say that I'm fully confident about this but if you believe that I can do it, then who am I to say that I can't," I walked up to him, readying myself for what was to come.

The closer we got to the dojo, the more nervous and apprehensive I became. I didn't know what awaited me behind those shoji screens. From the feel of his aura, I could tell that Tatsu was in there, waiting for me.

Me and only me.

I clenched my eyes shut as my heart raced and my muscles trembled. Why was this so hard?!

"He awaits you Miko." Sesshomaru nodded in my direction as he made move to leave, his silhouette shadowed by the low burning candles encased in glass lining the walls. Even though he had taken few steps from me, the shadows made him seem so distant, that he was unreachable which made me feel worse as it hit me that I was about to be left alone with someone I hardly knew. Someone who had the power to kill me before I could blink.

And the further Sesshomaru walked, the more alone I felt. Somehow in this short amount of time within all of this chaos, Sesshomaru had become the only constant, the only thing to remind me that all of what was happening was real. That this wasn't some crazy dream where I would wake up to a puff-faced Inuyasha screaming at me to wake up.

"Lord Sesshomaru!" I called out before I could stop myself.

Without turning around, Sesshomaru replied, "There is no need for Miko. There have been strict orders that you are not to be harmed. The fool Tatsuya has even been informed and that to cross me results in dire consequences. Now go. You are only wasting time with your unneccessary fretting. The sooner this is done, the sooner you can complete your training." He departed without another word.

His words were straight and to the point. They offered me some comfort in that I now knew that he had secured my security in his castle, in territory filled with wolves where I was the lone sheep.

"It's now or nothing Kagome."

I gently pushed aside the shoji screen, welcoming the sight of Tatsuo standing in the middle of the dojo surrounded by a mesmerizing blaze and red, yellow and orange. He was shirtless, eyes closed, hair whipping in an invisible wind, and the flames licking all over is body.

He looked as if he was being consumed by the flames, although he did not seem to be burning.

The first step I made into the dojo, Tatsuo broke his trance, his eyes snapping open to show those very fiery eyes that had haunted me since the impromptu meeting in Sesshomaru's study.

"I'm here," I whispered softly, closing the door behind me. I wasn't sure what to do from here except stare at him.

His face was blank as he let his flames die away. "I'm sorry. I wasn't expecting you so soon...I was meditating."

I nodded, unable to say anything else, much less do anything else. I was surprised I remembered to breathe.

Noticing my discomfort, Tatsuo held a hand out to me his stoic mask slipping to show an expression of concern. "Come here. It's time I truly explained all that is happening." I slowly walked forward, as if afraid his flames would consume me as pulling me into this whirlwind of passion, heat, and fire than I knew I would never be able to escape from.

'Geez Kagome, way too many westernized romance novels huh?'

He pulled me down to sit on the floor right next to him, never losing the grip on my hand.

"As you know, me and Midoriko were lovers. In almost every sense of the word. We never consummated the relationship although we came close to it at one point. That's where this mark comes in." Tatsuo began caressing my hand. "During the early stages of Midoriko's training, there was one night where we admittedly had taken things too far. My beast was raging inside me to take her as my mate but knowing of her duty as the head priestess I knew it would be something that would ultimately cause her life ruin. In the end to appease my beast I attempted to place a mark of protection upon her so that if I may not have her as my mate when I wanted her I could at least have her close to me as part of my pack."

"Ok..makes sense, but you said attempted...what happened?"

"I heard the priest and other men of the village crying out for help from Midoriko, one of their own had been ambushed by a group of rogue bandits..."

FLASHBACK

TATSUO P.O.V

"T-Tatsuo...please..'

My beast growled low, appreciative of how well Midoriko had responded to our attention. I hissed in a sort of pain-filled pleasure as Midoriko's nails scraped against my scalp, her hold around me tightening as well as her legs.

"Midoriko..." I grunted as she pulled my head closer to her neck, of which I had paid close attention to the last few minutes as my beast envisioned us puncturing her beautiful porcelain skin, marking her as ours forever.

"Tatsuo...what are you..." She impatiently began to pull at my hair, her legs around me moving further up my hips. My hands itched to go to places on her body I had never been before. They were resting on her thighs after bunching up her kimono to rest above her hips, exposing her most treasure to my eyes and my eyes alone.

"Why aren't you moving? Touch me." I nearly crumbled as Midoriko whispered into my ear, the heat from her body, her sweet driving me to insanity. In a rush of frustration, I grabbed both of her hands from around me and placed them well above her head, causing her to arch against me, her delicate breast rubbing against the bare skin of my chest.

"Midoriko. Stop."

She stopped wriggling to look up at me with confused and hurt eyes.

"What? But I thought...that you wanted this..like I want this.." Her eyes watered as she turned her head to the side. My beast screamed at me, willing our intended to see reason that this was not rejection.

"Midoriko, no...of course I want this! I wouldn't be here if I didn't. I just want you to think about this...to truly think about how this decision may affect your life. Our lives together if we became mates-"

"I've told you before! I want this Tatsuo! How can you still question that?" Midoriko looked back into my eyes, my entire demeanor melting with just one look from her loving chocolate-brown eyes. "I want to be your mate. Make me yours."

I closed my eyes. I couldn't look at her like this, not when such an important decision needed to be made. Because I knew that if I did I would give in and possibly help Midoriko make the biggest mistake of her life. No matter how much I loved her, how much I wanted her to be my mate I couldn't do this to her. I couldn't ruin her chance at greatness.

"Tatsuo...koi...look at me, please."

I shook my head. "No, I-"

"Midoriko! Midoriko! Lady Midoriko!"

We both froze in dread.

"We need your help my lady! A member of the council has just been attacked my bandits! He needs healing!"

How could I have been so stupid? Had I been so far gone, caught up in the passion with Midoriko that I had failed to sense the presence of her people sooner?

"Shit," I cursed.

I moved to get up, but Midoriko's grip on my wrist stopped me. She sat up and still managed in a moment of panic to take my breath away as her hair fell around her shoulders, sticking to the sweat from our activities that had created a sheen upon her soft peach-colored skin. Her kimono had fallen down past her hips, covering the place I had almost dared to defile, and her eyes shining with such love and desperation that if I had stood I would have fallen to my knees.

"Mark me. Now. Before they come!"

I gaped. "But we don't have time-"

"Now! I have never asked anything of you before except to let me love you! Will you not do this one thing for me?!"

Staring hard into her eyes, the sound of hurried footsteps grew closer and closer. As Midoriko set her expression into one of grim determination I knew I had to make a decision, no matter how hasty.

END FLASHBACK

KAGOME P.O.V

"I tried to at least mark her as one under my protection in my pack, but in my hurry to leave the hut before we were caught, I made an error."

Tatsuo gripped my hand tighter, willing me to look into his eyes.

"I marked her with an energy transfer."

I furrowed my eyebrows. "Energy transfer?"

"Hai. I intended to link her to me only physically but in my haste I made her a lot closer to me that I originally planned. I transferred my energy into her. After the incident, she began developing strange powers of which seemed to strengthen with each activation of her Reiki. Her senses were sharpened, her speed rivaled mine, and her aura more suffocating and prominent. She became more powerful. It wasn't until we were alone did I see the true extent of what I had done to her."

He turned his back to me, lifting up his hair to reveal his neck. Lying at just the top of his spine was an intricate red marking, the color kin to that of a henna tattoo. It was a thin circle surrounding the form of a dragon, whose head was reared back to let loose a barrage of angry flames and smoke.

"This marking had appeared just at the base of her neck, in the same spot mine resides. She was like me, yet not. She was still a woman of purity, her powers as a miko did not fade and she was still much weaker than me. But she had changed."

He grasped both of my hands. "The same will...is happening to you Kagome and it is all my fault. The mark I placed on Midoriko was permanent something that only I could remove. I planned on removing it from her as I was afraid she would gain more attributes that had the possibility of becoming obvious to people of the it had been too late, she sealed herself into the jewel. Because of my folly, you are now stuck with this curse. As long as Midoriko's soul is still within tha jewel, as her reincarnation you will also experience what she has gone through, maybe even worse a sit seems that your powers surpass Midoriko's."

To say that I was stunned was an understatement. Sesshomaru was right when he said that I may not be ready to swallow all the information at once. I still had to train with him and the others and I had only been with Tatsuo for a few minutes.

"Ok...I mean...ok..."

Tatsuo tensed. "That's all you have to say? Ok?! This is serious woman!"

"Hey! Don't yell at me! What do you want me to say? To do? Do you want me to be angry or something?!"

"Yes!" Tatsuo jumped up. "That's exactly what I want. Why are you being so accepting of this? I nearly ruined Midoriko's life with my foolishness and now I'm putting you in the line of fire as well! This-"

"Shut up!" I stood up to, facing Tatsuo as much as I could with being a head shorter than him. "Look, I am not Midoriko ok? I may be her reincarnation but I am not her, I am Kagome. And I have my own mind and my own perspective. You may see this as a hindrance or a burden but I see this as an opportunity. The more firepower we have on our side the better a chance we have at defeating Naraku. How can you say that what you did was anything awful. Midoriko left knowing that you cared about. She wouldn't to see you acting like this." I placed my hands on his cheeks, hoping to hold his gaze so that he could see that I meant every word that I said.

"I understand. It's just...with everything that has happened, I can't help but feel guilt. If I hadn't distracted Midoriko she would never have had resorted to trapping herself within the jewel. She wouldn't have been so focused on me and the mark and would have survived, not suffering an endless fight with soul-hungry demons in a piece of marble."

I reached up to hug him, squeezing as tight as I possibly could. "None of this was your fault, yes you may have been responsible for the changes within her but with or without those changes can you really look me in the eyes and say that Midoriko wouldn't have made the choices that she made? From all that I have heard of her. She was a brave, strong, stubborn women who face any battle ahead of her head on. And if she felt that the creation of the Shikon no Tama was her last resort then who would could have stopped her? Certainly not you. No one could."

I felt him relax, his arms wrapping loosely around me. "You may be right, that however doesn't erase the fact that I am responsible for you now because of this reason. I must teach you how to hone these powers."

"Ok," I pulled back to look him in the face, relieved to see that his earlier angst had disappeared. "Ok, but I still have a lot of questions. I feel as if there's something you're not telling me. A lot actually."

Of course I still had questions! Like how was Midoriko able to hone her own powers? Was the mark he gave her really just that of a pack mate? Where was Tatsuo when the Shikon No Tama was created? Why were these powers only showing up now if I was born with them?

"I know, but all will be revealed in due time," I pouted. I seemed to be hearing that phrase a lot more frequently. "What I have planned for today requires your...undivided attention."

Suddenly I was all too aware of the warm, strong hands splayed across my hips pulling me ever so closer to a warm, hard body. "W-wait, what?"

"Earlier, the kiss..." He egged me own, his mouth dangerously close to my ear, sending shivers down my spine.

"O-oh yeah...that, what was al-all that about anyway?" Alarms went off in my head as my body noticed a dangerous situation when it was in one. I knew this wasn't good the way my breath quickened as his hands moved much further south than what I was comfortable with.

"When I marked Midoriko, she was still in the height of her pleasure. Because of the state she was in, she felt little to no pain of my marking her, I can only assume that it would be the same for you." He began placing small kisses down the slope of my neck.

My knees nearly gave out, but I held my ground. I would NOT give in to Tatsuo. Just because he was gorgeous, his voice as smooth as silk, his body so comfortably warm, and his kisses so feather light didn't mean I was falling for this. Besides some things just didn't add up.

"H-hey, hold it buster. Why is it that you have to mark me now? I thought that I was born with these abilities? And how do you even know this whole seduce-kagome-and-give-her-pleasure thing is really the right way to go?" I crossed my arms to put as much distance between us as I possibly could and to show that his moves didn't affect me.

'Who am I kidding? Any second more and I would have been putty in this guy's hands.'

"When you first came to the feudal era, did you know who you truly were? Were you aware of your Miko abilities? Or did they reveal themselves to you after a significant event?" He gave me pointed stare, amused as I turned my head in silence. I refused to give him the satisfaction.

"You may have been born with these abilities but they still lay dormant within your body. Without my mark to release you will never be able to use them. As for the pleasure part miko, would you rather risk mind-numbing pain? I have been told that this process is a risky one, not many beings have a high threshold for pain."

He had a point as much as I hated to admit it. But just the thought of being intimate with someone who wasn't Inuyasha in a short amount of time had my scared. I didn't know what would happen.

"How far do you plan on going? Because as attractive you are I haven't even given my virginity to the man I love so I'd rather my first time not be with someone who's basically still a stranger."

"I know, and I wouldn't force you to do anything you wouldn't want to. But some coöperation is possible."

Before I knew it he was kissing me.

I didn't think I could forget my name so quickly.

'Who am I?'

I felt his hands roam my body, unforgiving with its rough treatment which I strangely liked. He gripped my thighs, growling deeply in his throat as brought my legs up around his waist. I squeaked in surprise as I felt his tongue snake its way into my mouth and brushing unabashedly against mine. Inuyasha had never been so forceful with me, despite his gruff demeanor. He was almost sweet with his touches and light kisses. Tatsuo however was like a raging storm. His hands everywhere touching every bit of my he could grab. His kisses hard and passionate, literally leaving me breathings and longing for more.

"Hold on." He whispered against my lips.

Before I could register what he said, I felt a long whoosh of cold air and heard the oddly familiar sounds of feet running against the wooden floors before feeling the softness of bed sheets beneath my back.

"Woah, that was fast." I said breathlessly as Tatsuo leaned away from, a self-satisfied smirk littering his face. "Hm. Don't worry Miko, I promise to slow it down just for you."

I sputtered, the implications of his words almost too much for me to answer. "Undress. Now." He left me on the bed, although his gaze was fixated on me and nothing short of predatory.

"C-could you at least turn around? Please?"

He only stared at me.

"Please?"

"Fine. But hurry." I stayed rooted into my place until Tatsuo had turned all the way around. Jumping beneath the covers I rid myself of my kimono, blushing at the realization that I forgot my bra and panties in hopes of surprising Inuyasha.

'At least I'm getting some use out of this surprise.'

"You done?"

I gripped the edge of the cover to bring it closer to my chin, hiding every and all of my naked body parts from Tatsuo's eyes. "Y-Yes."

I watched, breath hitched as Tatsuo slowly turned towards me. His smirk fell into a frown of disappointment at seeing my covered up. Before I could celebrate this small victory of momentary knocking him off of his high horse, his smile was back on his face except much more mischievous.

I watching with growing trepidation as he lifted the edge of the covers near the foot of the bed.

'He isn't...he-' I yelped pulling my legs away from him only to end up spreading them as Tatsuo made his way beneath the covers. Immediately I felt the feel of his fingertips and his lips paying homage to my thighs. Slowly but surely he made his way up my body, pausing to lay a small nip here or a small massage there until he was close to my-

'Hey!'

"Hey!" I lifted the covers and pushed his hands away, blushing an angry red as he laughed at me, happy to have had me flustered.

"Umm are you sure this is mandatory?" I squeaked from under the covers as I saw Tatsuo crawl up my body, a devilish smile on his face.

When he explained everything to me that was supposed to happen it made sense, but that didn't mean I had to like it. Just because we were doing this to save mankind didn't give him the excuse to go all out. All he had to do was mark me and be done with it!

But seriously? Satin sheets? Incense? Soft lighting? The little sneak planned this!

"Trust me little one," Tatsuo grabbed the edge of the cover from my hands before maneuvering himself join me under them. "Everything I have done is necessary for what I have planned." I bit my lip as he crawled on top of me and pulled the cover up to his back. He grabbed my arms from their position by my body before stretching them out on each side and entangling his hands in mine.

To say that this was a very intimate position was an understatement.

But to say that I was only a little turned on was too.

"Unless you wish to feel heart-wrenching pain woman I suggest that you allow this." His eyes narrowed as the idle threat hung heavy in the air. Although he did make a valid point my brain still couldn't decipher whether this was right. How was it possible to choose between fatal pain and mind-blowing intimacy who just a while I proclaimed had no romantic feelings for at all?

I'm sorry but this whole situation had romance written all over it.

"Answer me now onna." His growl brought me back as he nuzzled my neck, his grip on my hands tight and unrelenting.

"I-I...ok. Just, don't get too carried away," my pathetic plea was drowned out by the pleased rumbling vibrating against my body from Tatsuo's throat.

"I can not promise that Kagome. Especially not now." He lifted his head, his tongue darting out to lick those very attractive lips of his.

Man was I in trouble.

Tatsuo leaned down to kiss me and instead of the rough, passionate embrace from before he was much more tender. His kisses drawing out small moans from me, my hands clenching with the desire to pull him closer. He angled his head as he pulled my bottom lip into his mouth, sucking softly until I was arching up to receive more.

He pulled away from me, causing me to whimper at the loss of his soft lips. "Legs around me. Now." I waisted no time and complied with his wish, satisfied with hearing him groan as I pressed my most intimate parts fully against him.

"Damn, you're killing me..." He whispered, rocking softly into my body, his hands roaming down to meet my breasts.

I gasped, the contrasting feeling of the rough warm skin of his hand against the cool soft skin against my breast felt so deliciously wonderful.

"Tatsuo..."

TATSUO P.O.V

How was ever going to get through this? This woman was wreaking havoc on my senses and my mind. It didn't help that she was so. Damn. Responsive.

"Tatsuo..." I groaned against her throat as my lips and tongue working over time to bring her even more pleasure. I felt her one of her hands move to place itself over one of my that had taken residence against her breast. The other hand moved to the back of my head, pushing me more into her neck as she leaned over in submission.

My beast went crazy at Kagome's display, banging at its caged to be released so that he may take the female as his.

'No! I have to do this right. I can't mess up again.'

My beast growled in displeasure and anger. 'TAKE FEMALE. NOW!'

"No!" I wretched myself away from Kagome's neck, growling loudly as I attempting to silence the yelling in my head. I never noticed Kagome shrink back in fear. Not until I was able to smell it, it's stench permeating the air and souring the lovely fragrance of her arousal.

"Kagome...I'm so sorry...it wasn't me, it was my-"

"Beast?" She answered sheepishly, her hands coming to cover her breasts. Inwardly I pouted as she covered up the most beautiful sight.

"Yeah.."

"It hates me doesn't it? It wanted you to stop right..."

"No! Quite the opposite actually." Kagome blushed as I removed her hands from her chest to put them above her head. My mouth watered as I eyed her naked beauty. Kagome was indeed a very beautiful and irresistable woman, albeit a little strange. And now I just wanted to forget about the marking, about naraku, about my past, and about all the problems we had both gotten ourselves into to just enjoy this one moment we had together.

"Kagome..." I whispered, nuzzling my head in the valley beneath her breasts.

"Tatsuo..."

'I have to do this right. Everything is at stake.'

A/N: Whew! That was a tough one, seriously though writer's block is nothing to mess with.

For those that are beginning to fall in love with Tatsuo and Kagome together (Just like I am), check out my new story "Into the Unknown".