Title: To Be Mine

Chapter: The Next Day

Disclaimer: I forgot to add this in the last chapter so I'm adding it now! I do NOT own Inuyasha, only this weird plot and any original characters I insert into the story!

A/N: Sorry this chapter came so late! My computer died and it took me forever to get it fixed! But don't worry updates will be more frequent now, I promise! & below is the summary for my other story, read it if you're interested! D

Title: Of Love and Secrets

Summary: In modern day Japan, Youkai and Humans have formed a somewhat peaceful co-existence. So when millionaire Akira Higurashi decides his daughter is of age to marry, he decides to make a statement by marrying her off to dog demon Inuyasha Taisho. Kagome, always known for her rebellious streak against traditional practices, refuses to act anything like a lady. Enter Sesshoumaru Taisho, who is sent by his father, to break Kagome's spirit. Not an easy task when your opponent is a powerful priestess!


The 30 seconds Kagome spent lip locked with Sesshoumaru felt like a lifetime to her, and the 5 seconds it took her to push her head hard against the wall and away from his mouth, then slap him across the face, happened so fast that she didn't even realize exactly what she had done, until she felt the slight ache of her palm.

Oh shit.

She hadn't meant to hit him so hard, but something in her was just so pissed off that he had the audacity to take her very first kiss. She was saving it for someone special, a moment to remember, not a moment to cringe in disgust at the thought of.

Although the kiss itself hadn't been so bad, but the one she was receiving it from, that was a completely different story.

After years of watching Inuyasha struggle against Sesshoumaru's cold attitude, and holier-than-thou personality, watch the guy constantly ruin moods and pleasant atmospheres, Kagome was sure that Sesshoumaru was the last person on Earth she would ever develop any kind of feelings for, past hatred.

Kagome stared at him, her hand pressed against her chest and her head hurting from the impact she took against the wall. Why wasn't he doing anything? Sesshoumaru just seemed to stand there, looking at her with a calculating expression.

Ugh, she really hated that look.

"I didn't think that Inuyasha's bitch had so much vigor." Insert annoying smart ass Sesshoumaru smirk here.

"I suppose you believe you should get some sort of compensation for your time so far? I've heard that your family has been having money troubles lately, so tell me, how much for the remainder of your time?" He stated, as though he were just discussing the weather. Pulling his wallet from his back pocket, he dropped a crisp twenty dollar bill onto the ground and looked at Kagome with amusement.

"More?" Another twenty floated gently to the ground at Kagome's feet.

Anger was an understatement. What did her family problems have to do with anything? And did he really just call her 'Inuyasha's bitch'? Dropping money in front of her like she was some kind of prostitute, who did this guy think he was? Sesshoumaru knew all the right buttons to press, but Kagome vowed not to act irrationally, he would be expecting that.

She was seething with anger but she didn't want to dive into hysterics and give Sesshoumaru another reason to find her beneath him.

She wanted to go out with a bang.

Glaring at Sesshoumaru's face once more, Kagome bent down and snatched up a twenty dollar bill from the ground. Straightened her back slowly, Kagome rose back in standing position slowly, her head held up high and a smile on her lips, looking Sesshoumaru right in the eye.

"This piece of paper…"

"…Coming from you, it's worthless to me, so I'll give it right back to you."

She crumpled up the twenty dollar bill and threw it at Sesshoumaru's face, hitting his cheek as it fell to the ground. Sesshoumaru made no move to pick it up the fallen piece of paper, he merely stared at her.

"No matter my finance status or whoever I chose to associate myself with, any of it will be better than being anywhere near you." Proud of herself for speaking so steadily, Kagome continued with more energy then before.

"You said I was Inuyasha's bitch? Well I'm sure you know already, that I'm not. But even if I were, I would much rather be Inuyasha's dog any day, than be anything to you."

When Kagome saw that Sesshoumaru's eyes had darkened after the mention of Inuyasha, she knew she had hit a sore spot. For a second, she was somewhat intimidated by the dangerous look in his eyes, but her pride would not let her give in to fear. She stood straight and watched as he stepped over the money she had thrown at him and walked right past her.

"We shall see." Was all he said as he made his way down the hall and towards the exit of the school. Only when he left did Kagome let out the breath that she didn't even realize she was holding.

Gathering her coat and book bag, Kagome hastily left school grounds, making her way directly home. She wondered exactly what kind of trouble she had gotten herself into. There was a reason no one messed with Sesshoumaru, and Kagome would have been glad to have never found out why.

For the first time since she was 5 years old, Kagome felt herself dreading to go to school.


Kagome was ready, ready for anything at this point. Last night when she had finally gotten home, she avoided her family and made straight for her room. Today, she was ready to fight the good fight. Whatever Sesshoumaru could throw at her, she was sure she could take it.

Slamming her 4th empty bowl of rice against the table (a miracle that the damn thing hadn't falling apart by now.) Kagome roughly stood and pushed her seat back in place, startling her family members, and stomping towards the shoji door.

Hurriedly sliding her coat on, grabbing her book bag, putting on her shoes and pulling back the shoji door, Kagome inhaled deeply the crisp clean air of the morning and checked if she had everything with her.

Coat, book bag, school uniform, and good luck charm, all present and accounted for. Kagome stepped over the threshold of her house, and made her way to school, occasionally stopping to take a moment, a slight hesitation, a 5 minute pause to remind herself that she was strong and could beat anything!

Right?

Kagome paused again, the 7th 5 minute pause in her usually 15 minute walk to school. She couldn't help but reassess what happened the day before. She couldn't help but lose courage when she thought of the icy tone Sesshoumaru used to speak his parting words to her. Why the hell did she deemed school so important, anyway? After all, you don't really need it to have a nice and peaceful life, right?

Damn! She really thought that she had gotten over nevousness last night. And what exactly did he mean by 'we shall see'? Did he really intent to start something at school? If that was true, Kagome was better off not going at all. What if he targeted her friends, then? Oh god, why did high school have to be so damned complicated? Kagome hadn't even had a chance to tell anyone what happened yet, the incident still beyond Kagome's comprehension.

On that thought, Kagome wondered whether she should tell her best female friend Sango the occurrences of the day before. She knew Sango would freak out, but she really needed Sango's mature advice and it would have been wonderful to have someone to talk to.

Kagome knew that no one else was as trustworthy as Sango, there was Inuyasha, but Kagome could already picture how that conversation would end, probably with a declaration of betrayal and rash actions.

Kagome made up her mind to tell Sango, Sango would help her figure out what to do and how to handle the whole situation. Sango was the best choice.

Yet Kagome was still nervous. What if she saw him in the halls of school? Kagome's plan of action was to ignore him, but what if he decided to blurt the whole thing out? Kagome really didn't want Inuyasha to find out anything about what happened between Sesshoumaru and herself.

Even though Kagome had told Sango she had gotten over Inuyasha, she really hadn't. She was still in love with the boy she met at the playground crying over his cut knee and commenting on how beautiful her eyes were, like the sea, he had said.

Kagome knew Inuyasha didn't and probably would never feel the same way about her, he viewed her as more of a sister than a girlfriend, and Kagome wished she could have felt the same way; it would have made things much easier.

But Inuyasha had decided when Kagome confessed to him on the first day of 2nd year, that he was in love with Kikyo who was in her 1st year of high school and had a startling resemblance to Kagome herself.

Kikyo was the mysterious type, she was always alone and didn't look like she needed anyone. Her personality seemed to be completely opposite of Kagome's, and that made her all the more popular.

Kagome smiled sadly to herself, she hated that she felt jealous, she knew that jealously was an ugly emotion and all it did was invoke painful feelings.

Still, Inuyasha was one of her best friends, and Kagome thought that as long as he was happy, she could be happy just to be near him. He wasn't the one for her, and although she didn't know when, she would eventually move on; everyone did at some point, right?

It wasn't until Kagome felt a slight tap on her shoulder, followed by a morning greeting from Sango and her boyfriend Miroku, did Kagome realize she was at her school gate.

"Morning Kagome, you just walked right past me! Are you still half asleep or something?" She joked slightly and nudged Kagome on the shoulder.

"Morning Sango, Miroku. Sorry I was just thinking, I didn't even realize I had arrived at the school gate already."

"No worries, Kagome. Sango and I were just as occupied this morning on our walk to school as well." Miroku winked and Kagome laughed as Sango glared at him and struck the side of his head with her book bag.

"Forget him, Kagome. Something on your mind?" Sango asked as they began walking again on the wide path that led directly to the front entrance of their school.

"You have no idea." Kagome said turning to face Sango by walking backwards, Kagome was intent on telling Sango now, before they met up with Inuyasha and she lost her chance.

"Kagome I don't think you should be walking backwards and talking to me at the same time. You've never been very good at multi tasking, you know?"

"I know Sango, but this is really important, okay? Just listen to me for a sec." Kagome said hastily.

"Fine, but watch out!" Sango tried to stop Kagome, but she was too slow, Kagome had already accidentally backed into someone and fell to the ground.

"Owww." Kagome cried, she had impacted her backside with the ground hard and she was sure she had in some way bruised her behind.

Kagome didn't want to get up; she didn't even want to look up. She had turned her head before she had fallen, and she knew exactly who it was she had bumped into. The one person she didn't want to see ever again.

Standing besides Sango and looking down on her was the one and only, Sesshoumaru.

Today really was just not her day.


A/N: I want to thank you all for reviewing, and I know that Kagome seemed a bit submissive in the beginning, but that's only because it was the first time anyone tried to put the moves on her like that! She was caught way off guard, especially since she's not the type of girl to have any experience in that department! I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. R&R. D