A/N-Wow, I'm in the process of writing so many fics. I just keep getting ideas and it drives me crazy when my ideas just stay in my head. I kinda need to finish my Tamora Pierce fics too. ^_^;; They all probably think I died over there. Oh and this is SO going to be an Inuyasha/Kagome story. There is no way I'm keeping it Sesshoumaru/Kagome. Well, I suppose if you people really wanted this to be a Kagome/Sesshoumaru fic, I could probably handle writing it but I personally prefer Inuyasha/Kagome. Scratch that, no matter what you say it's going to be Inuyasha/Kagome. I just can't write Sesshoumaru/Kagome. *Shudders* So you Sesshoumaru/Kagome fans better drink in the Sess/Kag-ness now because it is SO not lasting long and there isn't even very much Sess/Kag-ness just because I don't like it. And since white haired, dog eared people walking around modern day Tokyo is just plain strange, Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru and their father all have black hair. And no dog-ears for Inuyasha (as much as I'd rather he kept them) But it's still long hair since I couldn't bear to cut it. 

            Disclaimer-I do not own the Inuyasha characters.

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Old Feelings Die Hard

Chapter I

"But-but what if they don't like me?" Kagome asked frantically. "I mean, they've never met me before. What if-"

"They'll love you," Sesshoumaru assured her, grinning.

Kagome sighed and plopped back against the seat, watching the buildings in the car window pass by. Despite Sesshoumaru's reassurance, she still felt like her lunch suddenly wasn't sitting very well in her stomach. It didn't help at all that Sesshoumaru had only called her two hours ago to tell her that they were going to pay his parents a visit. Talk about short notice. And she had never met his parents before. Hell, she didn't even know his parents' names! In the year and a half that they had been dating, Sesshoumaru had never talked about his parents much. He had talked about his father every once in awhile but he had never mentioned his mother. Kagome had just assumed that he didn't have one and that she had passed away or his parents had divorced or something.

Kagome glanced over at Sesshoumaru, whose gaze was fixed on the road in front of him. She just realized how little she knew of his family. He knew everything about her family. He knew that she had an older sister named Kikyo, who was already married to a dentist named Naraku (A/N-No, he's not evil in this story and the only reason Kikyo's even married to him is because I can't think of any other male character in Inuyasha besides Inuyasha, Miroku, Sesshoumaru, Jaken, and Shippo. And her married to Jaken or Shippo, even if they don't necessarily have to be like their characters in the show, just creeped me out). He also knew that her mother's name was Kaede and her father's name was Kakashi. Honestly, and what did she know about his family? His father's name was Inutaisho.

"You never really talk about your mother. What's her name? What's she like?" Kagome asked. She was suddenly very curious. Kagome noticed that his grip tightened on the steering wheel and his jaw ticked slightly as if in irritation. When she was just about to apologize and change the subject, he answered her.

"My real mother lives in America. My parents divorced when I was six. Two years later, my father remarried," he answered though she noticed that it was a bit stiff. She concluded that he didn't like his stepmother very much.

"Well do you have any brothers or sisters?" Kagome pressed. She had to know about his family eventually, right?

"I have a step brother. He's five years younger than me, the same age as you, nineteen," Sesshoumaru answered tensely and Kagome decided not to press further since she'd meet them soon enough anyway. Now that she knew a little bit more about his family, the jumping and fluttering in her stomach was placated to a queasiness in the pit of her stomach and slight light-headedness, her nerves appeased slightly but still there nonetheless. (A/N-Is dating a guy five years older than you while you're in college weird? I can't decide. I think it's sorta weird but then I think about and don't really think it's very strange. But then when I think about it again, I think it's odd again.)

"Is he going to be there?" Kagome asked.

"Who?"

"Your step brother."

"Yes…He lived with them for half a year until he left for college. Now he's on spring vacation. Before that, he was living with his dad," Sesshoumaru muttered.

Sighing, Kagome decided to give up on trying to ask him about his family seeing as he seemed reluctant to talk about them. 'Why is he bringing me to his family if he doesn't want to talk about them, anyway?' Kagome thought to herself, scowling. He knew about her family. What was wrong with her asking about his family? He knew everything about her family, the least he could was talk about his. She was going to meet them in about five minutes and she absolutely nothing about them. Oh wait…his father's name was Inutaisho. Kagome snorted. 'I feel so informed…' she thought sarcastically to herself. And what am I supposed to call his mother? Hey you?

Besides, it wasn't like her family was exactly perfect either. Growing up, she had always been compared to Kikyo because she was older and smarter and prettier and more skillful and as close to damn perfect as a mortal could get. Kagome used to hate it when she would come running inside with her clothes all wet from playing by the river and her mother's friends would ask, "Why didn't she turn out like Kikyo? You must have done something wrong with her, Kaede." Hearing that used to make her blood boil and if she heard it again, it probably still would. She hadn't heard it recently though since she had moved out to go to college a year ago and hadn't really been back to her home since. She hadn't really talked to her family either. Kagome huffed. It's not like she wanted to though…

Sesshoumaru glanced over at her, hearing her scoff but turned back to the road when he saw that she seemed to be deep in thought.

Kagome climbed out of the car and then just stood beside the car, rocking back and forth on the balls of her feet as if unsure of what to do next. It was a small but pleasant looking home with white walls and beige colored shutters and trim with dark gray shingles covering the roof. The lawn was well kept and lusciously green. Kagome desperately wanted to take off her shoes and run through it but decided that running barefoot through Sesshoumaru's parents' lawn wasn't the best first impression to give them. The roses lining the sides of the driveway were just beginning to get buds and the petals were falling pleasantly from the sakura tree on the side of the house. A light was on in the room behind the large bay window beside the front door, illuminating the deep red drapes.

Sesshoumaru walked around the car and wrapped an arm around her waist, walking a reluctant Kagome up to the front door. Once at the door, he fumbled in his pocket until he brought out his keys. Finding the right key, Sesshoumaru unlocked the front door and stepped inside, Kagome following him. Kagome glanced around to guess that they were in a sort of living room.

"Father? It's me!" Sesshoumaru called.

Kagome heard the sound of footsteps even before Sesshoumaru was done talking. Soon a couple Kagome assumed to be Sesshoumaru's parents came into the room, smiling.

"Ahh, Sesshoumaru! So good to see you son!" his father said, jovially clapping Sesshoumaru on the back. "And this must be the fine lady you've been talking so much about! Hello and welcome Kagome!"

Kagome flushed. Yeah, too bad she knew nothing about them. "Hello…Sesshoumaru's parents…" Kagome greeted, lamely. 'Idiot!' she shouted at herself silently.

"You can just call us Inutaisho and Moriko, dear," the woman said politely.

"After all, we're practically family, right?" Inutaisho asked, winking.

Kagome liked Sesshoumaru's parents. They made you feel comfortable even in a situation that should've been very uneasy.

Moriko ushered them all towards the coffee table where they all took a seat on the couch and Moriko served some tea. Soon they were chatting easily and sipping tea.

Inutaisho glanced at the cuckoo clock on the far wall of the living room. "He's late."

"Well, you know him dear," Moriko said soothingly, patting her husband's shoulder. Then she looked towards Sesshoumaru. "You know how your brother is."

"Stepbrother," Sesshoumaru corrected and Kagome swore that she could feel a cold wind blow through the room.

"Right," his stepmother agreed, smiling amiably. An uncomfortable silence followed this but soon headlights shining through the window caught everyone's attention.

"Here he is now," Inutaisho said.

They heard a car door slam which was soon followed by the sound of a key in the lock. Soon the door opened and a young man stepped inside.

"Traffic," he explained, grinning apologetically.

Kagome's mouth dropped open in shock as she looked at him. The young man's eyes surveyed the family until his gaze fastened on Kagome and his eyes widened in surprise. He blinked a few times and then, without a word, he turned and walked back out the door, shutting it behind him.

All Kagome could do was stare at the door and mouth the words she wanted to say but no sound backed up the lip movements.

'Inu…yasha?'

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A/N-Hmm…I have nothing to say which is very strange. I usually have a lot to say after the first chapter of a fic. Well, what'd you guys think? Good, bad? Sucked? Should I continue it or delete it now so it won't have to burn the eyes of other readers?