Remember How We Met
She was nervous. No she was terrified. After changing for the tenth time that afternoon she had finally found an outside she didn't want to throw out the window. Now her hair did not want to curl. " Damn it Damn It. why when I need you to look good you look like crap. That's it! It's the straightener for you!" Kagome yelled at her limp lifeless hair. "AAAHHH! I give up! I look like a leftover whore." Her makeup was starting to run from the heat of the bathroom and her nerves. Flipping the dryer on cool she let it hit her face as she made the necessary touch ups.
Walking down her stairs and into the kitchen where her mother was sitting with a cup of tea for her frantic daughter. "Kagome dear sit down Inuyasha will not even be her for another half an hour." Her said in her most calming voice. "I know. I just want to look perfect when I meet his family tonight." Kagome said sliding into her chair and taking a sip of her tea. "I am sure that they will love you." Her mother tried to reassure her.
Kagome had started dating Inuyasha a few months ago at the start of her senior year of high school. She had always been a little no body in school with a few close friends until he noticed her. Suddenly she was thrust into the popular group and starting to feel like she was losing herself in the chaos. Inuyasha kept trying to further their relationship saying that sex would make them closer. She somehow thought that to be untrue. Tonight she was going to meet his family.
His family happened to be one of the richest in all of Japan. She lived in a little shrine. Talking about feeling less than superior. "Maybe I should call and tell him I am sick." Kagome said while slumping in her chair head in hand. "Kagome you're being silly. Just be you and it will be fine." Kagome's mother said brushing her bangs out of her daughter's eyes. "Who I am again?" Kagome asked in a half serious manner. "You are a sweet, happy, loving, carefree girl who would do anything for a friend or family." Her mother smiled. "You forgot pretty." Kagome said in a correcting manner. "How could I have forgotten that." Her mother said jokingly.
Inuyasha had showed up late to pick her up, but she didn't care. She smiled to him as he opened the door to his car for her. He gave her a once over with a tilt of his head "You decide to wear that?" He said in an uninapproving voice. "You don't like it?" She asked in a small voice staring down at her simple black dress. It was a short sleeve wrap dress that went to knee. "Yeah it's great for a funeral." He smirked at her as she let a small frown appear on her face.
Twenty minutes later they arrived at the huge driveway that led to the massive mansion housing his family. As they entered he led her to the family where father and mother where sitting and talking about their day. "Mom dad this Kagome. Kagome this is my mom Izayoi and dad Toga" Inuyasha said walking over to the love seat across from them. "Hi it is very nice to meet you." Kagome said with a bow and heading to seat next to Inuyasha. "When are we eating I am starving?" Inuyasha asked in dramatic tone. "As soon as your brother gets back." His mother said with a little smile.
After fifteen minutes of small talk, jokes and giggles Kagome finally felt the ease fill here being again. Footsteps could be heard on the wooden floor approaching the family. Looking up she saw most incredible looking guy she had ever seen beside her boyfriend of course. When his eyes met hers she had forgotten how to breathe as her heartbeat picked up slightly. " Where the hell have you been asshole?" Inuyasha barked at the new comer. Simply ignoring his irrational little brother as usual he turned to face his parents "Sorry I am late. I had to get that paper finished and lost track of time." Sesshomaru said to his parents. "NO problem son we where just getting to know Inuyasha's girlfriend here. This is Kagome, Sesshomaru" Toga motioned to the silent girl on the couch.
Kagome smiled to handsome male that looked in her direction. "It's very nice to meet you Sesshomaru." Kagome said with a bow to head again. "Nice to meet also Kagome." He said with a light flashing in his golden eyes. "Can we please eat sometime soon. The night is ticking away here people." Inuyasha said raising to his feet.
"Calm down boy. We are going." Toga joked as the group made their way to the dinning room.
Dinner had gone very well. Kagome being ever enchanting had Inuyasha's family wrapped around her little finger. They had gone back to the family when Inuasha's cell phone went off. Looking at the clock Inuyasha excused himself to go into the other room to answer his cell. Kagome thought it a little strange, but let it go in favor of continuing the conversation she was having with Sesshomaru. Who was nothing at all like his brother, but more like her. More of a private person and highly intelligent. Twenty minutes later and Inuyasha had not come back into the room.
Toga asked Sesshomaru to go find out what had happened to the missing Inuyasha. Upon his return Sesshomaru found that Izayoi had taken Kagome to her garden. "He left." Sesshomaru told his father. Toga shook his head and went to get his keys to drive the girl Kagome home. God he hated when his youngest acted like a jackass. "I will take her home." Sesshomaru said halting his father's train of thought. "Oh and since when have you done anything for Inuyasha or one of his girlfriends? Actually I have to say you have been down right civil tonight Sesshomaru. Normally the girl is being raked through the coals, but you actually talked to this one." Toga said a little wonder behind his words. "I do it for Kagome not Inuyasha. She seems to be nothing like the other girls as you call them. I am civil when I need be." With that said Sesshomaru grabbed his keys and walked towards the garden.
Opening the back door he watched how the moonlight illuminated the little proud garden. Soft laughter drew his attention to Kagome and Izayoi. She looked perfect in the moonlight almost. The moonlight danced on her skin. "You could see the flowers better if the lights where on." Sesshomaru said heading in their direction. "Yes, but the moon is never this bright. The lights would take away from the effect." Kagome said with a hint red tinting her cheeks. "Hn, Inuyasha had to leave. I am going to take you home." Sesshomaru said trying to soften the blow that her boyfriend took off without her. "Oh um okay." Kagome voice trying to hide hint of hurt.
She had said her good byes to Inuyasha's family and thanked them for a wonderful evening. Sesshomaru led her to his car opening the door for her. Pulling out of the driveway Kagome was staring at her dress and playing with the tie. "Can I ask you something?" Sesshomaru looked to Kagome as she nodded go ahead. "Why are you with Inuyasha?" She was shocked that his brother would ask or maybe it was some type of test to see if she was after their money. "Well he asked. I never had a boyfriend before and this being my senior year. I don't know I just wanted to know what it was like to be one of them." She said smiling as then turned into a little frown. Clearing her throat "I um have felt a little lost lately. Like I am not where I am suppose to be. God I am so sorry you don't want to hear this." She said covering her face to hide her embarrassment.
Looking to the girl that occupied the seat next to him he realized that his brother was a moron. Now he just had to help this girl see that Inuyasha was a moron. "Maybe you feel lost, because you are not where you are suppose to be or not who you are suppose to be with." Sesshomaru said parking in front of her house. "Well if I am not suppose to be with Inuyasha who am I suppose to be with. No one, because that is who I would end up with if I broke it off with Inuyasha. Hot guys like you and him don't just fall at my feet." Kagome said face going white as she realized she told her boyfriend's brother she thought he was hot. She made a move to get out of the car as fast as she could only to have him grab her wrist gentling.
Turning to face him her face the color of sweet apple red. "Normally I am not happy about being placed in the same category as my brother, but from you I take it as a compliment. If you ever want someone to talk to or you are feeling lost here is my cell phone number." Sesshomaru said handing her a card and letting go of wrist. Kagome stared at the card and then gave night lighting smile "Thank you Sesshomaru for everything." Kagome said getting out the car. She watched as he drove off down the street as she headed inside the shrine.