Disclaimer: Inuyasha is the sole property of Rumiko Takahashi. I make no money off this fandom.

A/N: I ended up rewriting this fanfiction after rereading Love Is Not Blind; my most popular story to date. I figured it would be much easier to understand if I didn't start in the middle of the story. The concept of this fanfiction will still be the same as the original, still me mostly just dealing with personal issues like LINB. In this particular case, I made mixed race again, but she has Middle Eastern blood so her skin is slightly browner than most Japanese (this issue will come up a few times in the story) and she is also a Jackal rather than Inu while Sesshomaru is the same, except his family doesn't rule over modern day Japan. With all that said I hope you enjoy, and I can certainly assure you all that I will indeed be posting at least two chapters a day for awhile. Enjoy.

-Theores

Absent Desires

Never make a person pay for a mistake they didn't make.

Chapter 1: First Meeting

The waves of the ocean rolled smoothly towards the shore, the water foaming as it reached the end only to break and pull back into the sea, a scene made all the more beautiful by the full moon that hung overhead in the blue-black sky. Sitting close so that her bare feet could touch the water with each cycle of the tide, a lone woman sat at the shoreline enjoying the rare moment of solitude.

Kamakura wasn't so bad.

The seaside town was rife with history. A natural fortress surrounded by hills and water, all the more made attractive by its biggest landmark; the great buddha for which millions of people came from all over the world to see. The weather was decent, the people were quiet and nightlife was well confined to the Northern part of the city, far away from major homes and apartments.

Taking in another breath of the slightly salty sea air, Kagome allowed a rare smile to cross over her face as her nose took in the scents of the beach. The ocean had played a major role in her final decision of moving here. Continuing to face forward, the jackal's ears beat when she heard a sound behind her, the movements of someone's shoes scraping along the sand making an odd scratching noise.

Bothering to look over her shoulder, Kagome blinked once; surprised to see a man a distance ways on a nearby hill, desperately fumbling with his wrinkled clothes, a cap haphazardly balanced on top of his head. What is he doing here she briefly wondered. She had been here since eight o'clock and a quick glance at her watch showed it to now be well past one. Thinking the worst, she half way opened her mouth to call out to him when another figure walked up behind him, a woman who was busy working on herself; trying to hand comb the sand from her hair.

Watching as the man turned to face the female, a few words were passed between them, but she tuned them out, instead looking a bit disgusted when the woman boldly reached down and began to rub the man's crotch through his pants, smirking.

He looked annoyed at the action, staring up at the sky rather than her but didn't resist, even as her hands snatched off his cap and roughly pushed him against the rock wall that separated the beach from the main road. Stunning white hair flew everywhere, covering the man's face and blocking most of his expression which seemed to be almost, scared.

From their scents, they were obviously Inu youkai, meaning they should have sensed her only a few feet away. Her eyes widened considerably once the beautiful woman began to kiss and lick down his body, her clawed fingers expertly undoing his belt and pants button. How do they not see me? She considered leaving, but the man's head suddenly lifted up and froze when his golden eyes locked onto Kagome rather than the sea. She hoped meeting his eye would give him the sense to stop his companion, but instead he looked at her for a moment before giving the jackal an amused smile and sticking his tongue out at her.

Bristling, Kagome bared her teeth and faced forward once more, silently fuming. Asshole. If he wanted to act like an animal and let a woman blow him in front of a stranger on a public beach, fine. It was none of her business anyway. Hearing a grunt from him the demoness shook her head at the many possibilities of what that meant. For her sake, I hope he's not that fast.

The white haired man gasped. "Wait...you want to do that here?"

"Mmhh, just a little bit," A sultry voice responded.

"I don't think I can do that just a little bit…."

Still looking at the waves, Kagome chuckled slightly at her joke.

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"Higurashi your marks of some of the highest I have ever seen," Teruo commented, snapping shut the folder that contained her information. "You could just as easily find employment in a major company with a much better pay rate."

"I already tried that," She responded, squirming slightly in her seat. "But not many people trust an interpreter that doesn't really look like them."

The owl demon had barely glanced at her appearance but giving her another once over frowned when he noticed her slightly browned skin and unruly black hair. People did indeed distrust those that didn't look like them. "That's the unfortunate world we live in." Standing up he grabbed a book off one of his shelves and nodded. "You have the marks to possibly become an innovator of linguistics, have you considered going back to school to earn a master's degree?"

"I can't afford that," Kagome answered immediately leaning back. "I'm still paying off my loans just from my undergraduate."

Teruo stared blank-eyed at Kagome for a few seconds, his mind working to find a place for her. Finally sighing, the owl demon shook his head. "I honestly don't want to give you the job because I believe you can be so much more than an editorial assistant." Reading back over her resume his eyebrow arched. "Did you really rewrite your entire college's voice recognition system?"

"Yea, I was an intern in the linguistics department…."

"Remarkable, and you've had no formal training."

"Yea," She said again, looking down. "But I already decided a long time ago...I don't want to work for a big corporation."

The owl demon regarded her demeanor. "You're sure this is what you want to do?" He sat on the edge of his desk and waited for her to respond, giving her another chance to back out and do something better.

The jackal nodded after a pause. "I just want to be normal."

Clearing his throat, Teruo closed his eyes before giving in, "Fine, I'll hire you."

Kagome immediately perked up at his words. "Really?!"

"Yes, you're just lucky I need someone fast."

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A spring was in her step when she left the small publishing building, she had only been in Kamakura a week and found herself a decent job! Cheering to herself, the jackal used her nose to locate a nearby coffee shop that definitely had her favorite: cinnamon buns. The bell overhead jingled as she entered the establishment, her eyes zooming in on her target the second she was in the door.

Moving away from Tokyo was turning out to be the best decision she ever made. The city had been nothing but hell for her since she was born, only made worse by her social ignorance and a heartbreak which served as the driving factor to move to the area in only three days.

Fleetingly while she waited for her two large cinnamon buns with extra icing to be ready, the aforementioned heartbreak hit her mind but she quickly shook it out once she was handed her order, not wanting anything to ruin her happiness today.

'That's not important right now' She told herself with a mouth full of sweetened bread, the warm food making her feel like she was in heaven. She was twenty-four with a new apartment in a city by the sea, a new job, new life, new everything. Nothing was going to bring her to the breaking point this time around. Nobody here knew her so she was sure she could make at least a few decent friends. The books on how to meet new people giving her a guide on what she should do.

Life is only looking up. Taking a deep breath to calm down, Kagome threw away her trash and walked to the exit, not bothering to look up in time to see the person who was passing by the closed door. Opening it, she gasped when she heard someone hit the other side and a groan, followed by the sound of a body hitting the ground.

Panicking, the demoness quickly shut the door and whined when the man sat up and looked at her, unable to see his eyes because of the think visual glasses on his face. "Oh my god! I'm so sorry!"

He didn't respond to her apology, instead getting to his feet and pushing the black baseball cap on his head further down.

Worried Kagome tried to say more, but he merely held up his hand to silence her and offered a simple, "It's fine."

She hummed at the familiar voice. She had heard it somewhere before. It wasn't until she saw the small piece of white hair that he quickly tucked back under the dark hat he was wearing, that she realized who he was. It can't be.

He must have recognized her too because he paused in his movement once he noticed she was staring, letting out a deep sigh when she continued to gawk at him. "It's rude to stare."

Shaking her head of her thoughts, the jackal suddenly grinned, the surprise having just as quickly worn off. Fangs poking out over her lip, her smile widening when he froze and put his hands in his pockets. Stepping around him she kept looking at his face as she walked by waiting until he couldn't turn his head anymore and stuck her tongue out at him like he had done earlier, waving goodbye once her back was to him. Hearing him growl in displeasure, Kagome chuckled and observed a few birds that flew by as she made her way to her apartment. Today is such a beautiful day!

A/N: Please review!

-Theores