Kagome walked out of her apartment which she shared with two other people, the roommates she hardly ever saw. She didn't choose the place because of the people; she chose it for the price. Her apartment happened to be conveniently located a block from campus and the rent cheap. Kagome took in a deep breath as she stepped outside. Her phone watch told her she had time for a quick smoke so she pulled out a cigarette and lit it inhaling slowly. It was just another day. One more day in her life that would be uneventful. Today would mark the start of the spring semester she was already a junior and thinking about time was painful now. In around four months she would be turning twenty one and she still could not think of anything that was remarkable about her existence so far. Actually if she were to describe her life in one word it would be monotonous. Putting out the cigarette she tightened her coat around her and slipped on her gloves and started walking making sure not to slip on the ice. College students weren't known for plowing their sidewalks.
Stepping into the campus shuttle Kagome hurried to find a seat amidst all the students scurrying to get on and off the shuttle. At least now she was done with all her requirement classes and could finally take the classes she was really interested in. It was the start of a new year and Kagome was determined to make changes for the better. She didn't want more years to go by without memories. Perhaps this was the year she would find love. At the current moment she had put love at the back of her wish list. Her first priority was school and getting good grades in all her classes as well as getting back into shape by working out almost every day if she could. Still love would be nice. Kagome had yet to experience love. It would come. She knew in her heart that it would, waiting was just easier said than done especially since Kagome lacked in the area of patience. Kagome knew she was an attractive girl; perhaps her biggest faults were that she was distant and very reserved. She knew she could be very popular if she tried but felt it was too much work. On weekends she preferred to stay at home watching a movie curled in her bed. Kagome knew she would try going out again as soon as she turned twenty one, for now she preferred her own company. Kagome smiled as she wondered if she had partied herself out freshman year.
Kagome walked into management 300 and took a seat towards the back. She would change it later she first wanted to get a feel for the class and see if she knew anyone. She doubted it. Probably, the real reason she sat in the back was because she wanted to see all of her classmates and see if there was an attractive guy in the group. Not that it would matter much she wouldn't have the guts to start up a conversation but still some eye candy would be nice.
Four out of her five classes scheduled for the day were done and still no guy stood out to her in all her classes. She wasn't expecting much; still it would have been nice. She walked into her last class of the day it was four and she was getting tired and hungry. She could use a caffeine boost or at least a cigarette break but decided to just get through this last class. Kagome had stopped looking at all the guys that walked in her class having given up on potential romance. This is why Kagome missed spotting a gorgeous guy walking toward the end of the classroom and taking a seat next to her. She didn't notice him until he was pulling out the chair and sitting next to her. She wondered why it was that he had decided to sit next to her but when she looked around she noticed that there were limited seating options as the lecture hall started to fill up. Kagome noticed his eyes and how they seem to stand out, they were beautiful and a golden color something Kagome had never seen before. He stood out. Kagome had never seen anything like him his features seemed perfectly sculpted and his hair was long and in a lose ponytail behind his back. Out of the corner of her eye she saw him take out a pen and a notebook and start taking notes about dates that Kagome knew she should be writing down too. Only Kagome was too fascinated by the man sitting next to her. In her mind she was already going on off into her alternate reality where he tells her he was fallen in love with her. Kagome smiled, and shook her head silently. If things like that really happened she would have fallen in love a long time ago.
"Still though," she thought "at least I have some eye candy now, that's progress."
Her first day into the spring semester and already she felt exhausted as the class ended and people started to leave she noticed that as the guy sitting next to her got up to leave he dropped the pen he was using. She was going to tell him but before she had a chance he had already walked out of the room.
Kagome let go of her backpack and plopped on the bed. She was tired and a nap was definitely on her to do list, right after making food. Kagome sighed and took out a cigarette and as she exhaled she thought about the guy in her last lecture class that had sat next to her. He was gorgeous and she had been attracted to him right away something that did not happen often with her. It was hard for guys to catch her interest.
It was a Wednesday and Kagome was still in bed at noon with no plans of getting up soon. She had stayed up late watching movies and on the internet. Since this was the semester she was turning twenty one she had organized all her classes so that she only had classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays giving her a lot of free time to herself. Kagome's plan was to better herself by going to the gym and finally work on that novel she had always wanted to start or the brilliant new idea that was going to make her millions. So far the bed was winning.
When Kagome did manage to get up it was well past in the afternoon.
"Another day wasted" she thought "might as well get something to eat."
Kagome had been craving sushi for a while and decided to go buy some. The local grocery that sold food also sold sushi and Kagome decided that was where she would start her day.
Kagome was looking at the selection of sushi unsure of which one to choose when movement to her left caught her attention. It was the same guy from her lecture class. Kagome instantly sucked in air as she noticed that he started making his way towards her. He stopped right besides her and looked at the sushi looking up when he noticed Kagome staring at him.
"Sorry, am I in the way?" She asked taking a step to the right so that she wouldn't be right in front of sushi stand.
"No your fine." His voice was masculine and she could smell a faint smell of cologne coming from him, it was a nice smell.
Kagome didn't say anymore, she watched as he made his selection and then she made hers. On the drive home Kagome wondered if she should have asked him his name. At the very least she could have started a conversation with him or mentioned that they were in the same class. However, Kagome got the feeling that he just didn't seem to be very interested in her. She felt that her presence barely registered in his gaze and that hurt her a bit. Kagome wanted him to notice her but for all she knew him sitting next to her was a big coincidence. He would probably not sit next to her again seeing that the only class they shared was a big lecture hall with no assigned seating. He could sit anywhere he liked. That thought depressed her a bit.
Kagome could not get him out of his mind. She wondered if the reason she was even thinking about him was because she was lonely and was infatuated with the idea of love. Other than his appearance Kagome knew nothing about him. Not even his name. She only knew that she felt really attracted to him and the he was in her same lecture class. That was not much to go on. Tomorrow she would go early to the lecture class and take the same seat she was at before and hopefully he would sit next to her again.
Kagome waited all day anxiously for her first four classes to end and when it was time for her lecture class she walked quickly to the seat she had taken the previous time and looked around. The class was slowly getting filled by students and Kagome kept sneaking subtle glances at the door whenever someone came in. Finally he walked in. Kagome held her breath as she saw him walk down the aisle and stop in the seat next to her. Kagome's face started to get hot and suddenly she was very self conscious. She had made sure that she had put on makeup today and had taken time straightening her hair. As soon as the professor walked in she automatically fished for a pen in her backpack and started to write down things she knew were probably not very important to distract herself.
"Is that mine?" Kagome turned suddenly facing the full force of his gaze. She looked at him for a few seconds and then processed that he was talking about the pen she was holding. In her rush to distract herself she had not noticed that the pen she had grabbed was the one he had dropped last time.
"Oh yeah, sorry, you dropped it last time I was meaning to return it I just forgot about it." She extended her hand when he abruptly turned.
"Keep it."
Kagome was startle by the tone of his voice. By just those two words she could tell that he didn't want her to be bothering him and was irritated. That annoyed the crap out of her. It was after all a mistake and she didn't need to steal his pen. She had plenty more, what bothered her was the rude way he talked to her. Kagome gently threw the pen onto the top of his notebook and grabbed another pen.
"Don't want it."
Kagome was annoyed. She hated guys like him; just because they had a nice face and body they thought they could treat those around them like crap. It was even more annoying that just last night she had sat up thinking about him and wondering what his name could be. Now she couldn't care less. She knew there had to be a problem with him. A package like him didn't come wrapped as prettily as it did without hiding flaws. Kagome ignored him the remainder of the lecture and focused on things more important, like actually listening to what her professor was saying. As soon as it was time to leave she grabbed her things and walked out the door not giving him a second glance.
'How annoying,' she thought as she made her way through the campus quad 'why is it that attractive men are either assholes or gay?'
Kagome arrived at her apartment dropping her backpack in her room and headed for the fridge. Wine was exactly what she needed. It was around six in the afternoon and she was exhausted and needed to relax. She poured herself a glass and took out a cigarette. It was already dark outside. She hated how during winter it got dark so fast. She had just settled in on the couch when her roommate Adrien walked in.
"Hey, how's it going?" he said as he took off his shoes in the living room.
"Fine just got done with classes, how was your winter break?"
"Good, mostly just hung out."
Kagome smiled because she knew he probably spent most of his break at bars or really not doing much. Not that she could blame him, she didn't do much either.
"Hey have you seen Jessica around?" Adrien said.
"No actually, she might be in her room."
"Yeah, I will go check" he said "I still owe her internet and cable money."
That was the about of conversation she usually had with her roommates. She didn't mind Adrien but she never really hung out with him because he was always going to bars and she still wasn't twenty one.
"She must be out," he said coming back to the living room and laughed when he saw Kagome drinking the glass of wine "long day?"
"Yep," she said taking another sip "have this asshole sitting next to me in my last lecture class."
"That sucks, you should just move seating."
"That's probably what I will do, but I don't think he will sit next to me anyway."
"Yeah, just ignore him."
Kagome got up and rinsed the wine glass then headed to her room. She decided a nice nap might be in order and then she would take a shower.
The ringing of a text message woke her up telling her that it was around nine p.m. quickly getting up she walked to the bathroom which was right next door and took a shower. As Kagome was drying up she heard people talking in the living room. It was probably her roommate Adrien who had his friends over. It was a Thursday night and bars were most definitely on their schedule. Kagome went to get changed when she noticed she had forgotten to bring her clothes. She was still drowsy when she first walked into the shower and had only managed to grab her towel and face wash.
"Oh well," she thought thinking of just making a break for her room quickly and quietly. It was just next door and she could slip in without anyone noticing. Kagome's plan would have gone through flawlessly except she didn't count on someone walking down the hallway at the exact moment. Kagome came face to face with a broad chest almost slipping on the floor except a pair of strong arms quickly grabbed for her waist pulling her right back up to that well toned chest.
Kagome was really startled when she realized who it was. The same pair of golden brown eyes that had glared at her earlier now stared at her curiously. She quickly mumbled thanks disentangling herself from his grip and walked in her room as she adjusted the towel around her.
"You find the bathroom, Sesshomaru?" She heard her roommate yell.
"Yeah, I did."
Kagome was really embarrassed. It was all her fault for forgetting to bring a change of clothes to the bathroom. She was pretty sure that when she almost fell he saw more than a bit of cleavage.
'What are the chances?' she thought, 'Of course he had to be one of Adrien's friends.'
Kagome quickly changed and dried out her hair. She was embarrassed that he had almost seen her naked but in the end her stomach won telling her it was only a mistake. She didn't hear any more noise coming from the living room and figured that Adrien and all his friends had already left for the bars. She went to the kitchen and started rummaging through the cupboard trying to see what she could make.
"Hey" Kagome startled quickly looked towards the hall.
There stood the same pair of golden eyes. He had his arms crossed and was leaning against the door way.
"Hey" she said putting down the box of macaroni and cheese. "Sorry about earlier." Kagome averted her eyes from his gaze and pretended to busy herself making food. She wasn't paying attention at all to what she was doing too distracted by his presence. When she knocked down a can of chicken soup he caught it quickly giving it to her.
"Thanks." She mumbled again. Kagome's face was hot. She wished he would just go away instead of just standing there looking so intently at her. It was making her feel strange and at this rate she would never be able to make anything to eat.
"Aren't you going to the bars with Adrien?" she asked figuring that small talk was probably better than the silence they were both experiencing before.
"I am going to join them in a bit." He said crossing his arms again "I just wanted to meet the roommate of Adrien's that I almost saw half naked tonight."
That made Kagome cringe, he sure didn't beat around the bush.
"I'm Kagome" she said "What about you.
"Sesshomaru." He said "You're the one from before too right, the one that stole my pen?"
That finally did it and she remembered again why she was so annoyed with him earlier. She felt stupid for even caring what he thought about her since she was only wearing a tank top and pajama pants with her hair slightly damp.
'Fuck him' she thought 'what an ass.'
Kagome went to the fridge and poured herself some more wine.
"Look I didn't steal your pen." She said very matter of fact. "I picked it up and was going to give it to you but you had already walked out."
Taking a sip from her wine she inhaled slowly and exhaled willing that when she turned to look at the doorway he would not be there anymore. Not to her surprise he was still there. Now looking at her with amused eyes, he took a cigarette out and started to light it and stopped to ask if she would mind.
Kagome didn't mind, in fact she wanted to have one too but because he was getting on her nerves she told him he had to go outside because she didn't like smoke. He looked at her momentarily before walking to the living room, putting on his jacket and walking out the door. Kagome smirked to herself.
'Serves him right.' She thought.
Respect was a big deal for Kagome, and like her philosophy you give it you get it. She wasn't about to turn into another brainless girl all over him just because he happen to be well, gorgeous. She wanted to make it clear to him that if he was going to be rude to her she would not let him walk all over her.
'He is probably used to getting his way with all the girls,' Thought Kagome as she stirred the macaroni and cheese cooking on the oven. She signed looking towards the window, where he was having a cigarette. 'I can see why too.'
Moments later he walked back in and she was already on her second glass of wine. Kagome quietly hummed to herself her mood already slightly lifted and unaware that he was once again leaning on the doorway.
"He must have left." She mused out loud when she turned to the window only to be startled once again when she turned to look at the door way.
"Geez! Say something don't just stand there." She threw at him cleaning the bit of wine she had spilled.
"It is a bit more entertaining watching you jump every time you see me." He said as a smiled played on his lips. "Can I get some wine?" But before Kagome responded he was already pouring himself a glass.
"Sure make yourself at home." She mumbled sarcastically.
He smiled at her and Kagome felt her heart skip a beat. This was not good for Kagome; it was hard resisting the demon when it came packaged in such pretty wrapping.
'Come on Kagome, do not fall for that.' She commanded herself 'He probably does the same thing with every girl he talks to.'
Kagome finished stirring the macaroni and cheese dumped some in a bowl grabbed a fork and started for her room.
"Well I have to go." She said not really looking at him
"I will see you in lecture then."
Once in her room Kagome heard the front door open and close. Today had been full of surprises. Sessomaru had been the last person she had expected to come face to face in her own place. The idea wasn't too farfetched though, she did have Adrien as a roommate and even though he never really took his partying home, she knew he had lots of friends and liked to go out. Kagome was too wound up to sleep. Deciding that since the living room was now free of people she would watch a movie so making sure the house was finally free of Sesshomaru she grabbed the rest of the wine bottle and popped in a movie.
Kagome woke up to a light feather touch on her cheek and laughter. Sitting up quickly she noticed that Adrien had returned and Sesshomaru was standing over her.
"Hey" She said wiping the sleep from her eyes. She had fallen asleep when the movie had ended. "How were the bars?"
"Same old" responded Adrien taking of his shoes and walking away. "Going to bed."
Thinking Sesshomaru would just leave she settled back on the couch and closed her eyes but quickly opened them again when she noticed Sesshomaru sit down.
"So this is what you like to do, drink by yourself and watch movies." He said it in a laughing manner that made Kagome blush and get angry.
"It's not your business what I like to do in my free time." She snapped back at him. What happened next completely threw her off. Sesshomaru leaned in and kissed her. It was a passionate kiss where she could taste the remnants of wine he had probably been drinking and a faint taste of cigarettes.
"What the hell are you doing?" she yelled at him. She was angry because he was probably drunk thinking she would be an easy lay for him tonight. That thought made her angrier.
"Get the hell out Sesshomaru" she said between clenched teeth.
Sesshomaru just smirked at her.
"Actually I think I'm going to crash here tonight, you know the whole drinking and driving, I'm quite against that."
Kagome walked to her room slamming the door angrily locked it and laid on her bed. That was it; she had made up her mind. She hated him. Who the hell did he think he was? He was nothing like someone she would ever like. He was obviously a player and did not care about anyone's feelings but his own. That she even thought she might like him made Kagome angry and sad at the same time.