Chapter 2:

Before the encounter:

It was friday afternoon and Sesshoumaru went home early because his dad wanted to talk to him about something important. "Sesshoumaru. Hurry up and sit down, we have something very important to discuss." Inutaisho said. "We are going to Tokyo. We are going back there because we will start to build another branch of our company there and we need to supervise. Don't worry about school. Everything has been arranged and you are going to Tokyo University. I know you can be left alone her but Izayo and I are thinking about settling there. We will leave tomorrow at dawn. Around five am" he said going straight to the point and not waiting for his son's reply. "Is that all father?" Sesshoumaru said flatly. "Yes son... that is all. You may go now." he said. 'I don't understand what happened to him. He didn't use to hide behind a facade. Maybe he was too affected with his separation with his best friend.'

It only took them an hour to go to Tokyo from where they were so when they arrived at their house it was still early. They never told Inuyasha they were in Tokyo staying at their old house. Inutaisho wanted it to be a surprise. They knew he lived in a dorm and never went back in the house so it was a perfect surprise. After all the unpacking and resting for awhile... Sesshoumaru much to his dismay decided to get something in the mall, where a lot of humans flock. When he arrived in the mall until he reached the bookstore, girls were drooling over him, trying to catch his attention, throwing themselves on him and many more obnoxious ways to get near him (A/N they give us girls a bad name!). 'Disgusting' was the first thing that popped in his mind. He went to the buy a book to keep him preoccupied. It wasn't long until someone bumped into him. At first he thought it was another wench. He heard her murmur a sorry but did not see her face because she was facing down too busy looking for something. He noticed her raven tresses and her scent smelled like her's. It really bothered him but just shrugged it off saying to himself that it was just a coincidence. Then he got a glance of the girl's bracelet and immediately knew it was her. Knowing that she was mere steps away made him feel lightheaded but he managed to say "You're still very clumsy Higurashi. You never changed."

Present:

"Huh?" Kagome asked. 'His voice sounds familiar... No... Can't be him. There's no way... It's just a coincidence.' she thought as she looked up at the guy she bumped. "Sesshoumaru?" she gasped. "It's been a while" he said flatly. 'Huh? What happened to him? He's acting a bit strange and cold? Even thought we've been apart for a long time I can still tell that he is acting real cold. If he wasn't don't you think he will say something more that It's been a while.' she thought.

Flashback: The gang was around 10 years old and Sesshoumaru 12:

Oi Kagome! Over here! Sesshoumaru called out to his best friend. "What took you so long to get out of your classroom?" Sesshoumaru asked her. "The teacher asked us to copy our homework which was by the way long!" she said as she panted. "So what do you want to tell me? It has to be something important cause you had to wait outside my classroom." she said teasing him. "Yeah... umm... can we go somewhere else... where people won't eavesdrop on us." he said. "Aww. Come on Sess! You don't have to ruin the fun!" Sango and Miroku said in unison while Inuyasha just stood there at the back knowing what hi brother was about to tell Kagome. "Let's go guys!" Inuyasha said to the two. "Hey! What's up with you? You usually love eavesdropping on those two." Sango said with disappointment evident on her features. "We will go away for awhile... Remember the company our dad is making? Well, we have to go with him because of unknown reasons. And you know Kagome and Sesshoumaru are inseparable." Inuyasha told them in a low tone. "Ah" was the only response he got.

When the two were now away from prying eyes and ears... "Hey... the whole family is kinda gonna leave for a while. It has something to do with dad's business. I guess we won't be able to spend a part of Christmas vacation together. But I'm sure we will be back on Christmas Eve." he said trying to sound nonchalant. Kagome was speechless and it looks teary-eyed. "Umm... It's ok! I'll be fine. Sango, Miroku and I will miss you guys but we'll manage" she tried her best to sound convincing. "I'll miss you… guys too" he said.

Days passed and Christmas vacation wasn't as fun as she thought it would be. Soon Christmas Eve came and she was a bit sad that Sesshoumaru didn't come. She asked her mother if she could go to bed because she was tired and her mother allowed her to go. When she went inside her room, she saw someone sitting on her bed. "W-who are you?" she stammered. Then when she turned on the lights, she ran to him… "Sesshou! I thought… how did you… when did you?" she said. "Slow down. I arrived awhile ago and your mom said that I should wait for you here. She let me go through the back door so that you won't notice." He said and smiled at her. "Here" he said handing down a small slender package. "Wait a sec." She said as she went to her desk and grabbed a small box. "Here!" she said cheerfully. Then they opened their presents together. Sesshoumaru got a scarf, which Kagome knitted herself and Kagome got a fan painted black with red sakura blossoms decorated by Sesshoumaru himself. Then they spent almost the whole night till dawn talking about how their vacation was.

"Higurashi, did you know it is rude to stare" Sesshoumaru said bringing her back into reality. "Hey! How are you doing? Why didn't you call anymore? Did something happen? Why are you here!" she said as his words a while ago slowly seeped in. "And what's with the 'Higurashi'? Don't tell me you forgot my name?" she suddenly snapped. "Do you always ask so many questions? And what happened to me is none of your business" he said. 'Who are you! You are the total opposite of Sesshoumaru! He is warm, kind, caring, and many more I'm sure your not! You cold, arrogant... jerk! What happened to my best friend whom I miss so much? And I'm sure he'd say so much more if he sees a old friend who he didn't see for 4 years!' she screamed in her head while staring again at him but with a angry look. "Um... I have to go now. I might miss the last train and I still have to visit mom." Kagome said wanting to leave right away even without the book. "See ya later... Bye." she said while walking away. Suddenly she felt him grip her wrist. "Hey!" she said. He loosened his grip realizing that he was hurting her but still held her wrist. "I'll drive you home." he said without showing any emotion but deep inside he was thinking 'You're not suppose to care for anyone! And anyone includes her!' "I'm fine and besides I don't want to be a pest." she with a sarcastic tone and her face red because of anger. He didn't flinch even if he sensed her anger towards him but felt something sting inside. But he still dragged her out the bookstore and went to the parking lot. She saw him open the door of a silver bmw sports car and gestured her to get inside. She didn't protest because she knew he had a point. When they were already on the road, Kagome wondered how he still remembers where she lived. Finally she decided to break the deathly silence between them. "How are you so sure that I still lived in the same house?" she said out of curiosity. "I just know. And besides, if I was going on the wrong direction you would have told me already." he said with a bored tone. 'I give up! I don't know him anymore. It's as if the guy beside me is a stranger.' she thought and sighed.

When they finally arrived, she was able to talk Sesshoumaru into going inside. "Mom! I'm home!" she called out. Then an elderly woman came out of the kitchen. "How come you just arrived?" And who is the guy you're with?" Yuna, Kagome's mom said with a sly look. "I went here around two o'clock but no one was around and I just came from the mall with the gang. This is Sesshoumaru. He just came back." Kagome said ignoring her mom's sly look. "Really! You've grown up to be more handsome! You know Kagome was really upset when you left. She wasn't able to attend classes because her eyes were bloodshot from all the crying! And she never lets anyone touch the bracelet you gave her! And in her old scho-" Yuna was cut off when Kagome covered her mouth. On the other hand, Sesshoumaru couldn't help smiling at this. "MOM! Umm... W-we should leave now. Mom needs her rest" Kagome stammered. He could smell her scent attached with embarrassment and see her face bright red. "Bye mom" Kagome said sarcastically. Then she shut the door behind her and leaned on it. "Don't you live your mom anymore?" he said with a cool voice sending shivers down her spine and loved the effect he could do to her. "Not anymore. I am now living with Sango in a dorm at Tokyo University. But every Fridays Sango and I usually come home to visit our families." she said. "Hmm." he mumbled. "Does Inuyasha know you're here?" Kagome asked, now a bit more comfortable. "No. But he will find out on Monday." he said. "Huh?" Kagome looked at him with confusion evident in her sapphire orbs. "I'm going to school there." he said flatly. "Really! Then I guess we'll see each other more often! It will be like old times!" Kagome almost screamed in excitement. "Yeah. I think you should also go home." he said. "Is Inutaisho and Izayo here too? Can see them?" she said obviously not listening to anything he just said. "No" he said in a commanding tone. "Come on Sesshou- kun. Pleaseee" she begged.

"Wow! Your house hasn't changed a bit." Kagome said in awe. "Yeah I noticed." he said sarcastically with a grin on his face. Kagome stared at him in disbelief. He has let his mask down and she saw her bestfriend! And with that she beamed. He always teased her and when he does, you can see his usual grin. "So where are those love birds?" Kagome said while walking towards the kitchen, Sesshoumaru right behind her. Sesshoumaru took a note from the refrigerator and said "It seems that they won't be back until ten." "That's ok I can... I will only wait for them for thirty more minutes." she chirped. "Do you want to eat something? I can whip something up... My skills in cooking have improved!" she said with pride. "No thanks... The last time I remember you 'fed' me with something you made I had indigestion." Sesshoumaru said. 'He finally threw his mask off and seemed more comfortable with me' she thought. "I swear it will be good!" Kagome told the youkai while following him to the living room. Sesshoumaru sat down the sofa thinking about the things he had said and done in a few hours. 'I can't controll all my emotions when I'm with her. She makes it so hard to keep my mask in place.' he thought. "Fine! I hope you starve!" she said while slumping down beside him. "What are you doing?" he asked with glaring at her. "Uh... sitting down... duh!" she bit back. He backed away a little without taking his eyes off her. "It's not like I have cooties! And aren't you too OLD to believe that?" she told him with a kinda angry tone. There was silence between them again. When Sesshoumaru felt Kagome move closer to him, he felt awkward being so near to her which was a feeling he hasn't felt for years. When he looked at her, he was stunned to see her sleeping but didn't mind. 'It's only been hours since we have been stuck with each other. So why are old feelings starting to surface again so soon! I thought you got over her you fool!' he scolded himself. But if he listened closely and examine his feelings more, he could have heard a voice screaming at him 'You never got over her and you never will be able to do so! The only thing that was right in your sentence was 'you fool'! That was the perfect phrase to describe you for wasting your time on trying to forget her! That- trying to forget her- is just like trying to make your half brother behaves well... which is impossible.' Still stuck in his thoughts, he didn't realize that he was pulling Kagome nearer to him and wrapping his arms around her waist. Then he caught her scent being so close...

A/N: Hi! I'm back! Sorry for taking so long to update and for the short chapter! The chapters I post are always short because I don't want to keep you guys waiting coz I know how you feel... It is so annoying... you know, waiting for an update while we are dying to know what happens! TT… Yeah I know this chapter seemed a bit rushed… For me it does…. Sorry!

And just so that you know... if anyone copies my work. WATCH OUT! Who knows what i'll do. But I assure you... It will be terrible, unbearable, terrifying, mortifying... you name it! I might sound so evil but I worked so hard to get the ideas I write in my fanfic! How would you feel if your hard work is copied... I'm telling you this because I heared from my friend that some people COPY OTHER'S FANFICS and posts them in a their account in a the same title and I don't want to be a victim.

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