A/N: So, this will be a somewhat long Sess/Kag drabble series (I predict 20-ish chapters if I don't go completely insane). I already have a few chapter typed up, but I want to space out the posting so I can finish the rest in a reasonable amount of time. I have no set word count for this series, and I have almost all of the songs picked out. I won't tell everyone to not send in their playlist picks and what they think should go in, because I may decide to take your song to heart (and give you credit for the idea). However, I'm horribly picky, so no puppy-dog eyes when I make no mention of the incredible song you may or may not recommend to me! :)

Each chapter will have the name of the song and artist mentioned at the bottom of the page. This is not a songfic for two reasons:

1) I had a bad experience with song lyrics in a fic before. My shame has only once been greater.

2) I don't own the rights to the songs, yadda yadda.

There is an actual plot to the story, not just random songs being thrown around.

All right, on with it!

Misery

The taiyoukai raised a silent brow in question.

Kagome, seeing him look from her ears to her hand, took out one headphone and held it out to him, coming closer than she ever had.

"It's music from my era," she explained quietly, suddenly unsure why his assurance in her taste of music mattered to her.

"Hn," he replied, delicately lifting the white ear bud between his thumb and forefinger.

As he lifted the object a little closer to his ear, he frowned.

Kagome was impressed that she had gotten a reaction out of him at all, even if it was a less than pleasant one.

"What is this language?" he demanded.

Kagome's cheeks turned pink for some unknown reason.

"It's called English. It's spoken all over the world in my time."

Though not everyone appreciates American music the way I do, she thought, grinning.

Seeing her lips quirk, Sesshomaru asked her, "And what is the meaning in this song?"

"Um…" she hesitated, cheeks moving past pink and threatening something much rosier.

"Well," she tried again, "it's sort of about a man who wants a woman, but she's too stubborn to see that she's who he wants."

"Hn," he answered her again, giving her a pointed look that she didn't understand.

So instead, she told him, as she fiddled with the settings, "I have more songs, if you want to listen."

"Misery" by Maroon 5