Open Your Eyes

Chapter 2: First Night

(KPOV)

I showed Sesshomaru around the house after he placed his bags in the room he was going to be sleeping in. I couldn't really tell by the look on his face if he liked the house or not. I guess it really didn't matter since he was going to be staying here for awhile. After I showed him around, we went back to his room. I leaned against the door frame while he unpacked his things into the drawers.

"So, do you like your room?" I asked him.

He nodded his head. "It's nice. A lot smaller then the place I live in back in Japan."

"What, do you live in a mansion?" I said chuckling to myself.

"Yep." I shut my mouth. "I wish my plane hadn't arrived late so I could have done all this stuff earlier instead of now," he said as he stuffed more clothes into a drawer.

"Things happen. Not everything goes according to plan. Besides, I like how things turned out."

He looked up at me. "Why is that?"

"Because I am sure that if you had showed up to my house first, if your plane had arrived on time, I would have met the fake Sesshomaru and not the real one. I am sure you would be smiling in my face like you do with the girls at school."

"Yeah, I would have, not going to lie." Sesshomaru grabbed the last few things out of his bag and started to hang them up in the closet. "Most, if not all the people I have met are always a fan. You and your mother, so far, are the only ones that do not know who I am, which makes staying here even more enjoyable. I will be treated like a human."

"Is living in the lime light really that exhausting?"

"You have no idea. Why do you think I did this exchange thing."

"I thought you said you wouldn't be here if it wasn't for your manager?"

Sesshomaru looked at me, raising an eyebrow. "Do you remember everything someone says to you?"

"I just pay close attention to people when they talk."

"Uh huh." He grabbed his bag and started to unpack his shoes in the closet. "Yeah, my manager did say that I needed to finish up my education and he thought it would be better to go though an exchange program. The best place to go was to come to the States and come to this small city since we didn't think anyone would recognize me, but we were wrong on that." Sesshomaru came out of the closet and sat on the bed. "But staying here will be worth it." He laid back on the bed, his silvery hair spilling underneath him.

"I have a question," I said as I leaned off from the door frame.

"What is it?"

"Is that your true hair color?" Sesshomaru sat up on his elbows and just looked at me. I couldn't tell if he was upset by the question or intrigued. This guy was really hard to read.

Sesshomaru smirked as he sat up, brushing his hair back, his golden amber eyes shinning. "As much as I would like to claim that it is my own, it is dyed."

"Really?"

Sesshomaru chuckled. "No. This is my natural hair color. Almost everyone in my family has this color of hair."

"Same with the eyes?" He nodded his head. "That is pretty cool. I bet a lot of people think it's fake huh."

"Of course I have people that do not like me for whatever reason and try to make fake claims about me. I have no idea how many articles have been written about me saying that my hair, eyes and birthmarks are fake."

"Birthmarks? What birthmarks?" Sesshomaru pointed to the crescent moon on his forehead and the stripped marks on his cheeks and wrist. My eyes became wide. "Wait, those are birthmarks? I thought they were tattoos."

"That is what everyone thinks, but no, they are birthmarks."

"You're family is pretty freaking unique huh."

He smirked. "You could say that." Sesshomaru went into his back pocket and pulled out a wallet. He opened it and pulled out a picture. "This is my family." He handed me the picture. I walked in and took the picture from his hand. My mouth slowly fell open as I looked at the portrait. His family was gorgeous. His mother and father had silver hair, golden amber eyes and the same birthmarks that Sesshomaru bore, only difference is that his mother had a slimmer crescent moon and one strip across her cheek. The same with his father but he did not have a crescent moon in the middle of his forehead. I am guessing he had obtain both the streaks from his parents and the crescent moon from his mother. The only one who did not have silver hair, amber eyes or any birthmarks was a boy standing next to a young Sesshomaru.

"Who is the boy standing next to you?"

"My brother," he said with a bit of a hiss.

"You two don't get along?"

"Not at all. He is a product of an affair my father had with another woman."

"Oh, I am sorry to hear that."

"It is whatever now. I was mad at my father for years for cheating on my mother and having another kid. My mother was just as mad, but some how grew to forgive him. My mother keeps a tight leash on him now." Sesshomaru smiled.

"So, he will never have silver hair or the eyes like you?"

"He does now. I was six and he was four in that picture. His hair is silver and his eyes are amber now, but he doesn't have the marks."

"Ah." I looked at the picture again and smiled. Sesshomaru was adorable as a kid. I wonder if his nasty attitude has anything to do with still having a bit of anger towards his father. I handed him back the picture. "You're family is beautiful, especially your mother."

"Thanks."

"So, what are you mixed with Sesshomaru?" He looked up at me after he put the picture away. "I know you are from Japan, but you don't look Japanese. I could be wrong, but I know you have to have something else wrestling in that bloodline of yours for your family to have silver hair and these interesting birthmarks." Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow as he stood up. His eyes became cold. Sesshomaru grabbed both of my arms tightly as he pulled me close to him, towering over me. I became frightened. Did I say something to upset him? He gave me a tiny smile. His canines seemed a bit too sharp and curved. He placed his nose near my neck and sniffed.

"I can smell the fear off of you."

"W-What?" How could he smell fear off of me?

He lifted his head and stared me in the eyes. "Kagome, what would you say if I told you I was a demon."

"A d-demon?" Now I was scared shitless. "I-I know d-demon's exist b-but for me and everyone e-else to see you … a-are you an i-incubus?"

Sesshomaru's lips curled back as he bared his teeth or fangs or whatever you want to call them. My eyes became wide and I felt my body become stiff. I closed my eyes, not sure of what he was going to do to me. What I wasn't expecting was for him to break out into a hysteric laugh. Sesshomaru let go of my arms. I opened my eyes slowly and saw him step back, circling his stomach with his arms as he laughed. I was confused.

"T-That joke never gets old."

I punched Sesshomaru hard in the arm but it didn't seem to phase him. "That wasn't funny at all, Sesshomaru!" I could feel my face start to burn up because of how angry I was. How could he play a joke like that on me?

"I-I just had to do it." He continued to laugh, falling back on the bed.

"Jerk."

I heard the door downstairs open and close. My mom was back from shopping. "Kagome, Sesshomaru! I am back!"

"We're upstairs mom!" I yelled back to her. I walked over to the banister. "Do you need any help bringing in the groceries?"

"Yes, I do. The rest are in the trunk of the car."

"Alright." I headed down the stairs and went to the car to get the last bit of groceries.

"Let me get those for you," Sesshomaru said as he took the bags from my hands and headed towards the kitchen. I was still mad at him for freaking me out but at least he was helping out a bit. We walked into the kitchen and he sat the bags down onto the table.

"Oh, thank you for getting the groceries, Sesshomaru."

"No problem. So do you need any help with preparing dinner?" Both my mother and I looked at Sesshomaru with shock. "What?"

"You are our guest, Sesshomaru. Kagome and I will prepare dinner. You just sit and relax."

"I would prefer to help in the kitchen then to just sit and relax. I never got the chance to be in the kitchen back at home and I always found it interesting to prepare meals."

"You've never cooked anything in your life?" He shook his head. "Did you burn something to have your mother ban you from the kitchen?" I chuckled.

"Both my mother and the chef banned me from the kitchen when I tried to make cereal."

"You have a chef?"

"Sesshomaru, have you ever had a home cooked meal, done by your mother?"

Sesshomaru blinked several times before he shook his head again. "No. Since I could remember, we always had a chef do the meals for us."

"Oh, sweetheart." My mother walked over to Sesshomaru and embraced him in a sincere hug. Sesshomaru seemed a bit taken aback by her sudden hug. She pulled back and smoothed her hand over his cheek. "You can consider me as your mother while you stay with us. Everyday you will have a home cooked meal and you can use the kitchen to your liking if you are hungry."

Something bright light up in his eyes. "R-Really?"

"Yes, really. I will teach you everything that I know on the dishes that I make and when you go back home, you can surprise your mother with what you learned down here."

"I hope so." Sesshomaru smiled softly. "Thank you."

"Anything darling. Now, you can grab the steak out of the bag, take them out of the package and lay it down on the cutting board and Kagome can help you on how to season it. I will start getting the rice ready."

My mom went in a cabinet, pulled out a pot and started to prepare the rice. Sesshomaru and I exchanged looks. I shrugged my shoulders. "Grab the steak." Sesshomaru grabbed the steak out the bag and started to peel it out of the package as I turned on the stove. He sat it down on the cutting board as I grabbed the seasoning from the top cabinet. I sat them down on the counter and looked up at Sesshomaru. He seemed a bit nervous. "Since you never seasoned anything before, you will season all of the steak."

"O-Oh, okay."

"Don't be nervous. It's really easy." I untwisted the cap off of the season salt and handed it to him. He took it from my hand and just stared at it. I rolled my eyes. "Here." I took his wrist, tilted his hand and started to shake it lightly as the salt sprinkled onto the meat. I caught a smile from Sesshomaru from the corner of my eye. I guess he was enjoying this. Finishing up with the season salt, I handed Sesshomaru the black pepper and he seasoned it himself. After seasoning both sides of all three steaks with the rest of the other seasonings, the stove beeped, letting me know that it was hot and ready to cook the food. I pulled out a flat pan and Sesshomaru placed the steaks on the sheet and slid them in the oven.

"How will we know when it is ready?"

"We check it every ten minutes to see that it cooking throughly and to also make sure it doesn't dry out. I like my steaks nice and juicy."

"The same here."

"Sesshomaru," my mother said as she turned down the heat on the rice. "What kind of vegetables do you eat?"

"Oh, I don't eat vegetables."

My mother's eyes became wide. "No wonder you are so pale. You need to eat some type of vegetable." Sesshomaru shook his head. "There has to be something you would like. What about a tomato?"

"Isn't that a fruit?"

"Fruit, vegetable, whatever. Do you eat them or not?" My mother asked placing her hands on her hips.

"Y-Yes." If I didn't know any better, it seemed as if Sesshomaru was a bit afraid of my mother in that moment. I giggled to myself.

She smiled. "Good. I will make some grilled tomatoes then. Would you like to help me with that?"

"Uh, sure."

"Great. Grab about three tomatoes from the refrigerator and meet me in the backyard. Kagome, can you put away the rest of the groceries and keep an eye on the steak and rice?"

"Yes. ma'am." My mother grabbed some of the seasoning from the counter and walked out to the backyard as Sesshomaru grabbed the tomatoes. "My mother's grilled tomatoes are delicious. You will like them."

"I will be the judge of that."

"Stuck up," I said snarling at him as I left the kitchen.

(END)

(SPOV)

I smirked as I watched Kagome leave the kitchen. Getting to her was so much fun and it was very easy for her to get irritated with me. Maybe she was also still mad at me for freaking her out earlier. It was such a perfect opportunity that I had to do it. I went out to the backyard, closing the door behind me. Kagome's mother was at the grill, preparing herself. I came up next to her and sat the tomatoes down onto the cutting board on the side of the grill.

"Oh good." She handed me a knife. "Cut them in half for me."

I took the knife from her and was ready to cut the tomatoes until I couldn't figure out which way she wanted me to cut them. "How?"

"Place the tomatoes on their side and cut straight down."

"Like this?" I asked as I did what she said.

"Yes, just like that. Now do the rest the same way." I cut the rest of the tomatoes, being careful not to cut my fingers. "So, how do you like it out here, Sesshomaru?"

"I like it so far. People at school are nice."

"Do you think they are only nice to you because they know who you are?" She asked as she handed me the black pepper. "Season them for me."

"A part of me thinks they are and the other half thinks not."

"Well, I can tell you that Kagome is being her natural self and even though she may come off as a smart ass, she is a caring person. She isn't being fake at all," she said as she oiled up the grill pan with olive oil. Her statement caught me off guard. "You can place them on the grill."

I did. "Why do I have a feeling that you mean something by that."

"I may be old, Sesshomaru, but I am not stupid. I know that being in the music business, you have to keep up an image. You pull off the cold, stoic type, but deep down, I know you are just a little boy who wishes he could go out and play and just be yourself," she said closing down the lid on the grill.

I chuckled. "You saw right through me."

"I have a son as well, so I know. I could tell by just looking at you. Kagome may not see it yet, but she will in time if you let her get to know the real you."

"She kind of does –

"I mean the real you, Sesshomaru. I saw the key charm on your phone when you thought I didn't notice it." I tensed up. "Did you buy that yourself or did you get it as a matching set with that special someone?" She said elbowing my arm.

I pulled my phone out of my pocket and toyed with the small koala with a pink bow and bamboo shoots dangling next to it. I sighed and placed it back in my pocket. "I bought it as a matching set for my girlfriend a few months ago."

"Is she a famous singer like you?"

"No, she is a model."

"Oooh. She must be really pretty then."

"She is, but she has a horrible attitude. I don't even know why I still have this key charm. She left me the day before I came out here."

"What? Are you serious? Why did she do that?"

"She said me being gone for six month was bad for her image."

"That … doesn't make any sense."

"She isn't that bright if that makes up for what she said."

"It does, kind of." She opened up the grill and drizzled a bit more olive oil on the tomatoes. "Well, I can tell you she that she has passed up on the best thing that could ever happen to her and she will regret her decision."

I chuckled. "Thanks, Mrs. Higurashi."

"It's Ms, and just call me Karen or Mom while you are here. I am going to treat you as if you were my own son," she said winking at me as she gave me a smile.

I smiled back. "Okay."

"The tomatoes are done." She grabbed a plate from a cabinet on the side of the grill and scooped the tomatoes off of the grill with the spatula. She handed me the plate as she said, "Take these into the house and place them in the middle of the table. The rest of the food should be ready as well." I nodded my head and went back into the kitchen. Kagome was pulling the steaks out of the stove as I placed the plate on the table.

"Mmm, the steaks smell good."

"Let's hope they taste just as good with how much seasoning you placed on them."

"I did what you told me to do."

"I know, I was just teasing since you said you never done it before," Kagome said with a smile. She placed the sheet on top of the stove and reached out for a knife and fork. She cut off a small piece and walked over to me. "Say 'ahh'."

"What?" I looked from her to the fork of steak. Was she going to feed it to me? Kagome didn't let up and I opened my mouth saying 'ah'. I ate the steak and it was tender and juicy. The rush of flavor hit my tongue as I savored that piece in my mouth as I chewed it. Swallowing it, I felt like I was in paradise. "Good?" Kagome said with a smile on her face.

"It's fantastic. Best steak I had ever tasted."

"Oh please," Kagome said as she walked away from me and started to gather dinner plates.

"Okay, may be not, but it's still good. I guess because I was the one who seasoned it."

"Someone is proud of themselves. Go ahead and sit at the table. I will fix your plate for you."

"Oh, uh, thank you." I sat at the table. Kagome's mother came back into the kitchen and placed the utensils in the sink.

"How much rice do you want mom?"

"Just two big spoon fulls," she said sitting at the table.

"And you, Sesshomaru?"

"A lot?"

Kagome looked at me. "I'll give you a hearty spoon full," she said with a smile. She seemed in a better mood. Kagome came over to the table with two plates, one for me and one for her mother. She wasn't kidding when she said she would give me a hearty spoon full, but it didn't matter since I was really hungry. The steak was big, but not too big for me not to finish it. I couldn't wait to sink my teeth into the food. I grabbed the fork and knife on the side of my plate and dug into the steak. Kagome took a seat at the table and began to eat her food as well. "Enjoying the food, Sesshomaru?" She asked as I grabbed a grilled tomato and bit into it. My mouth was too full to speak so I just nodded my head. Her and her mother laughed at me before they began to eat their food as well.

After dinner, I took a long hot shower. It was the perfect thing I needed after eating so much. My bed was also calling me by the time I was dressed. Walking to my room, I heard a sweet sound. I stopped and tried to focus where it was coming from. I turned a bit and heard that it was coming from Kagome's room.

Is she, singing?

I walked up to her door and heard her singing a soft song. The tone of her voice and how the words flowed eased my mind. I could fall asleep to her singing. I shook my head. What the hell was I thinking? I wouldn't want Kagome to sing me to sleep. I moved away from her door and went to my room, closing the door behind me. I fell on the bed and thought to myself. My first day staying with this family and I felt more at home here then I did back at my own home. I liked the way I was being treated and I wouldn't trade this moment for anything right now. I crawled underneath the blankets as I let sleep takeover my body, Kagome's soft singing soothing me as I slipped away from reality.

I am so sorry for the long update. I was away for vacation. I hope you guys like this chapter. Future chapters will come a bit slower because I am starting school next week, but the story will still continue, so please do not give up on this story. Leave reviews. Thanks guys.

- AnImE-FrEaK1332