Father Knows Best

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.

Authors Note: This chapter 6. Sesse: Dreams

Apology: I would like to give my apologies for this chapter being late. I promised to have it posted by Sunday Aug. 1st. But unfortunately my poor powercord met the end of a very sharp tool and was severed in two. It was my dad's fault, he is responsible for the lateness. But he has atoned himself and replaced the powercord.

Sesshomaru watched the bedroom door, waiting for Kagome to return from making a bed for Shippo. He was content and tired.

They had had a long evening of watching Rin run around until she crashed and it had taken a few hours for the caffiene high to wear off. Afterwards Kagome had helped Rin bathe and put her to bed. Then Kagome told Shippo to bathe him, it wasn't so bad but he would of prefered that it had been Kagome over Shippo.

Shippo had told him that he had heard his beast claim Kagome. When Sesshomaru asked what he was going to do about it, Shippo said that he wasn't going to do anything about it. That he was glad that there was someone that wanted his mother that wasn't Hojo. Someone that wanted her to find someone to be happy with.

Sesshomaru had questioned him on that statement and he replied that they all wanted her to be happy but Inuyasha wanted her to be happy without a male. He wanted her dependent on him, wanted her to be with him by his side like she had promised. He wanted to be the only male in her life. Even though Inuyasha had a mate of his own, he wanted Kagome to stay his.

The best way Shippo could put it was that Inuyasha was selfish and wanted Kagome to be his friend only. He didn't want Kagome to leave him, she was one of the best peices in his life and he didn't want to share her, especially with another male. Inuyasha just had failed to realize that Kagome would fall in love and was in love with someone else and wanted to be with him.

He asked if Shippo knew this male that Kagome was in love with. The fox said he didn't but he had a suspicion on who it was and that he wasn't going to tell him. Sesshomaru demanded to know and Shippo refused; telling him it was a hunch and that he didn't have any proof. There was no need to get ansy about something that was not 100% sure.

Now he was done and waiting for her to come to bed. He had to visit her dreams tonight and possibly do a little reconstruction. His thoughts were interrupted by the opening of the door. Kagome came in freshly bathed, hair braided, and in a big nightshirt. He thought she looked very sexy in her attire.

It wasn't the fine silk sleeping yukatas of his era but her sleepwear was rough and masculine and yet she made it look great. Like the big shirt was hiding a secret promise under the extra fabric, leaving nothing undesired. While the feminine wear of his left nothing to the imagination, it fit the ladies but left them shapeless and very undesirable. So you didn't want to imagine anything about them.

Kagomes' may have been big on her but when she moved it pressed against her body, giving glimpses of shape of what lay beneath the shirt.

"When we are mated I believe I will allow her to wear that attire to sleep. It is better than the yukata's." he said.

"Yeah she can wear it. When we aren't mating she can. Otherwise she will be sleeping naked, which will be every night." his beast said.

"Hentai. How is it MY beast is a hentai?" he asked.

"I am everything that you keep under lock and key. If you acted like me, I would be like you. Your father was in harmony with his characteristics and his emotions; hence why his beast also acted the same as he did." it said.

"My question was rhetorical." he snapped.

"I know I just like pushing you." it laughed.

He growled and it startled Kagome.

"Sesshomaru is there something wrong?" she asked.

He shook is head and yawned.

"Tired?" she asked.

He nodded and watched her check on Rin. She tucked the blankets around the girl tighter, kissed her brow, then turned to shut off the lights. She didn't come to the bed.

"Are you hot? I am." she said.

He gave a short yip and watched as she went to the window and opened it a quarter of the way. Then she made her way onto the bed, she kicked the blanket off and pulled the sheet up.

This didn't surprise him, she was hot and got rid of the blanket. What surprised him was when she leaned down and grabbed him and pulled him onto her chest.

"Sesshomaru how long do you believe you will be like this?" she asked.

Honestly he didn't know. His sneaky father said that he would remain as a puppy until he had found his mate. Well he had found his mate but knowing his father he also wanted him to learn to love and have her love. Damn sneaky old dog. When his father visited he was going to give him a peice of his mind.

As for Kagomes' question he gave a huff.

"You know you make a great puppy." she said.

He gave her an annoyed growl.

"You do. I have imagined so many times what you might look like as a puppy but I didn't think you would look like this. I mean I should have expected it with how handsome you are in your human form to make you look absolutely adorable. Also how fluffy mokomoko is and how fluffy you are in your demon form, how fluffy you are now shouldn't have been a surprise." she rambled.

Sesshomaru didn't hear much of what she had said. He was stuck on that she imagined stuff about him and her calling him handsome. Sure he had heard it so many times in his life from annoying demonesses but from Kagome it was just different. Like it was actually meant from the heart and not said as a way to gain favor with him in hopes to become his mate.

"I can't believe I just told you that. I guess it must be that you are a puppy and not your usual self. I'm sure if you were you would have probably killed me for having thoughts about you." she said.

Ouch. Now that hurt. It really did. It upset him knowing that that was her impression of him. He didn't want her to think of him that way. She was his mate and she didn't need to think of him badly. He wanted her to know that he wasn't always like that. So what did he do? He crawled farther up her chest until he was at her face and began licking her.

Kagome thought she had made him angry at first when he began crawling towards her face. She expected him to growl or look at her coldly but she didn't expect him to be covering her in doggy kisses. Also it tickled.

"Sesshomaru that tickles." she said chuckling.

Sesshomaru stopped he didn't want to wake Rin or give her mother cause to come in here.

When he stopped licking her Kagome laid there quiet. She was pondering how she was going to reveal her feelings to him. She loved him and well from her experience he didn't have much use for humans. That made her sad but she could see why he harbored feelings of that sort for humanity. His father leaving his mother and him for a human and a hanyou.

It just made her really sad that he would never have feelings for her. He wouldn't ever consider being with her because of his fathers' indiscretions. Soon she fell asleep with Sesshomaru on her mind.

Sesshomaru had heard her breathing even out; signaling that she was asleep. He waited atleast an hour for her to get into a deep sleep. He couldn't risk her waking up too early; for he wouldn't be done dream walking and dream constructing.

He moved off her chest and laid beside her, breathing deeply, focusing on his inner peace to go into meditation.

"Sesshomaru." Kagome said.

He froze on the spot and took a light sniff. Sesshomaru found that Kagome was still asleep and that she had said his name in her sleep. She had said his name! She was dreaming about him, but what about him?

"Sesshomaru, I love you." she said.

If he hadn't been a demon Sesshomaru was sure he would have fallen off the bed. His brain had shut down and his heart leapt in his chest and his beast purred, contentedly.

"Lets see our onnas' dreams." it said.

"Yes." he said.

He relaxed again, entered his medatative state, and dove right in to her dream. When he arrived he didn't see anything but heard her voice calling his name.

"Sesshomaru."

He walked around in darkness, just listening to her voice.

"Sesshomaru."

"Ohh, Sesshomaru."

He listened then he heard his voice.

"Kagome."

"Sesshomaru, I love you."

"Kagome."

He followed where the voices were coming from and finally saw a dim light. The closer he got the brighter it got until it got so bright he had to shut his eyes. When the brightness passed he opened them to find a sunset at the beach. The waves crashed but all sound was muffled except their voices.

"Sesshomaru tell me you love me." she pleaded.

"Kagome I."

The dream Sesshomarus' voice began to fade and distort, she was beginning to wake up. Sesshomaru quickly exited her dream world.

He lapsed out of meditation and saw that it wasn't morning. There was still a few hours before dawn and could smell salt water. Kagome was crying but not awake.

"Comfort her." his beast commanded.

Puppy Sesshomaru whimpered and moved to her face to lick away her tears. She wiggled around but conceded and opened her eyes to Sesshomaru over her. She sighed and wiped her eyes and Sesshomaru whined.

"I'm crying. It always happens. I always wake up at that part and never hear the answer." she said.

He licked her cheek and she petted him.

"I guess you smelled my tears and it woke you? I'm sorry. Go back to sleep." she said.

He laid his head on her chest and listened as she drifted off again but not into a deep sleep. He didn't sleep he contemplated all the information he had gathered and decided that he was going to have to inlist Shippo to help him. Help him show Kagome that he loved her.

(The Morning)

"Good Morning, dear." Mrs. Higurashi greeted her daughter.

"Good Morning." Kagome said.

There was a clutter upstairs and then they were joined by three teens and a puppy. Kagomes' mother immediately bagan setting down breakfast before them all.

"So where are you going today?" she asked Kagome.

"I need to take Sesshomaru to the pet store. I need to get him some supplies." she said.

"Alright, dear. It will just be you and him. I will be taking the kids with me to the zoo." her mother said.

"Thats' alright. I need some time with him anyways." she said.

"Time alone, miko?" he asked.

After breakfast Kagome got dressed and grabbed Sesshomaru and set off towards Petsmart. On the way she met an officer. Now she had to take Sesshomaru to the vet. The officer had told her that all animals needed a leash, tags, and all of their shots up-to-date.

"Oh, this is just great now I'm going to have to explain what a vet is, and shots. Oh Kami the vet is going to want to neuter Sesshomaru." she thought.

"This is going to be an exciting trip I only hope that Sesshomaru doesn't want to kill me." she says aloud.


Authors note: Please forgive me for being late but this chapter is long, I decided to split the vet off onto the petsmart chapter. Please review.