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Chapter 2. This Scotch Burns My Throat
'This is weird,' Kagome thought glancing sideways at Sesshomaru. 'I mean, we're not even talking.'
She turned her attention out the window and briefly wondered what time it was. Outside the car window the earth was looking dark and daring. Every time her mind wandered to her fight with InuYasha she slightly shook her head to distract herself instead. 'What am I doing with Sesshomaru anyway? Honestly, I should have just called Sango, this situation just feels a little too awkward. Why did he have to be so uncharacteristically nice but very characteristically demanding? I'm strong enough to call Inuyasha on his bullshit attitude towards me but not to stand up to The Mighty Sesshomaru.' Kagome leaned her head against the window. Her thinking was getting away from her.
Sesshomaru kept his eyes on the road, taking the car around every bump that his eyes took in. He wondered what Kagome was thinking about. He couldn't believe she had actually came with him that easily, although he appreciated it. In his mind there was a small intrigue to him as to why she came with him, especially when he knew how close she was with her friends. A small smirk formed on the left side of his lips as he focused more on what he was thinking about as he looked slyly to her on his right. Her right arm and half of her face illuminated . And what she soon would be, too.
As Sesshomaru was pulling off the main road to another paved one Kagome panicked only slightly for a second before realizing that it was the entrance to Sesshomaru's house, or mansion. He was a mighty youkai Lord, of course she was scared that he would take her into the forest only the make her run away scared and wildly so he could chase her. She sighed again. A mile down the entrance the car stopped at a roundabout circle in front of the house. He parked it and looked at Kagome with serious eyes before nodding at her door, indicating that she get out of the car. A servant came out of the house bowing and Sesshomaru gave him the keys.
'My my short short,' Kagome thought.
Her eyes traveled up the little, whatever he was, and passed to above his head to the solid material behind him. There was a white mansion that was made from something, marble she guessed, and looked to be five stories high. 'Extravagant sometimes?' Kagome thought, surveying the premises. It did look amazing. A part of Kagome admired Sesshomaru for working so hard for something so nice. Another larger part of her knew thought he was being ridiculous in making sure he had the best of the best for himself.
Sesshomaru watched her looks, and seeing that she was quite in awe of it, had arrogance take over him and said, "This is only the front. There are four gardens in the back, a pool, a tennis court, and my landscaper informed me that I have an exquisite back yard, but it is too dark for you to see." His tone was nonchalant and indifferent but his eyes were full of playfullness to see what she would say and think of it.
"There are lights in the backyard, as well as in the pool milord," the vale, Jaken suggested.
"Yes, thank you Jaken," Sesshomaru said glaring at him. Jaken squeaked and got in the car to drive it around to somewhere Kagome didn't know. She could only assume to a four story underground garage that held more cars of the same price tag.
"Wow, it sounds more amazing than it looks," Kagome complimented. "And also like it costs a lot. I can't wait to see the inside. Inuyasha never mentioned your work. Not that he really ever mentioned you, well I mean he mentioned you, but nothing bad like you think, but you must be pretty well set to live in a place like this, it's amazing, I think I've only seen places like this on movies, was this ever used for a movie, is that how you found it, working for the movies?" Kagome turned to look at him and realized she had completely rambled by the amused look on his face. Her cheeks warmed as she choked out, "I meant, if I could inquire, what kind of work do you do?"
"Just the normal office job," Sesshomaru said. "And being a danger at night," he mumbled, a slight joke to himself as he walked them into the foyer of the house.
Surprisingly there weren't many lights on and it was very dark inside the house. Thinking again Kagome realized it wasn't that surprising since Sesshomaru probably lived here alone. She had never seen him with any type of girlfriend at any of the family functions she went to. 'I would get lonely in such an immense place with no one around,' she thought. The only thing that Kagome could see was the enormous staircase in front of her. Not surprising, however, was the first thing she did when she moved to take her first step towards the stairs was trip and fall. She was lucky enough place her palms in front of her so her face wasn't completely flattened.
Sesshomaru chuckled slightly behind her. Kagome felt a tingle in her spine at the rich timber of his voice. Inuyasha's laugh was more of a teasing child but Sesshomaru's was of a man's, and though he was laughing at her she felt not condenscending. "Here, let me help you," he said, pulling her up off the ground. "Grab onto me so you don't fall again," he said in a teasing tone.
Her face now turned bright red. 'What an idiot,' she thought to herself about herself. She put her arm through his and walked alongside him in silence while walking up the stairs. She couldn't help but feel in place by his side as he guided her through his home. His strong arm holding her, his head up and in dignity? She blushed, 'Why am I thinking these thoughts? It's because it's late, I'm tired, and I've cried my eyes out. And I'm with Inuyasha anyway! Or, maybe I'm not anymore…..'
Sesshomaru's grip tightened around her as they reached the top of the stairs, making her turn a deeper shade of red. Lucky for her it was dark and he couldn't see her complexion. Or, so she thought.
Turning Kagome to the right Sesshomaru started walking through his hallways and stopped in front of a large oak door. Kagome realised that as they had been walking through the hallway and up the stairs Sesshomaru had been telling her about parts of his home and she had been too caught in reprimanding herself to catch any of it.
He opened the door in front of them and revealed a room that was done in blue. Dark blue for the king size bed, and a light beige for the carpet. The curtains looked like aqua, but it was dark and the dressers and vanity in the room looked of deep mahogany. It was more than spacious enough, and vaguely Kagome thought that it could probably hold her apartment with Inuyasha graciously inside of it.
"You may use this bedroom, it is reserved for guests," Sesshomaru stated while turning to look at her. She was holding her hand to her head. "Do you have a headache?" She shook her head with a small smile.
"How could I not? I do live with InuYasha," she made a small joke and looked up at Sesshomaru.
He chuckled. "This is true." He moved over to the small portable bar on the front wall of the room. He poured scotch into two glasses and handed one to Kagome. She hesitated for a second. "I know you need it," he said with assuring eyes.
Kagome looked at the glass and then him. "This is true," she said with a smile and started to sip. She coughed at first and then smiled at the glass in her hands. "I have to admit this scotch burns my throat rather badly."
She turned around and looked up at Sesshomaru. He didn't say anything about her confession to being a lightweight of drinking. Her eyes squinted in question. "Why are you being-,"
Sesshomaru's lips met Kagome's before she finished her sentence.
