I do not own Inuyasha or the characters and I do not make money off these stories they are purely for my enjoyment and the enjoyment of others.

I am going back to school as well as working on another story so I will try to post at least one chapter a week for each story if not more. I wanted to have this up last night but my stomach was upset and I went to bed early so here is chapter two please read and review. Enjoy!

With Ayame and Sango at the bar

"Hey Ayame where's Kagsy?" Sango asked her friend when she got back from the bathroom.

Ayame just pointed to the dance floor and said, "Said she was gonna dance with an old friend but it sure does look like they are doing a whole lot more than dancing to me." Ayame laughed

"Yeah me too, did she say who the friend was?"

"Nope but he sure is good looking. Oh there they are." Ayame pointed the couple out.

"Oh my God Ayame do you know who that is?!" Sango screamed

"No why is there something wrong?" Ayame looked at Sango confused

"That's Sesshomaru Taro!"

"Wait as in Inuyasha Taro's extremely sexy and rich older brother Sesshomaru Taro?"

"He and Kagome used to be good friends until she broke up with Inuyasha for cheating on her with her cousin Kikiyo. As far as I know she hasn't talked to any of the Taro family since."

"Well tonight she's doing a lot more than talking." Just then they saw Kagome and Sesshomaru walking toward them holding hands.

"Hey Sango you remember Sesshomaru?" Kagome asked

"Yes, hello Sesshomaru how are you?" Sango greeted

"I am well, I hear today is your birthday?"

"Yes it is."

"Well in that case happy birthday," Sesshomaru motioned over the bar tender, "Michael, give these ladies anything they want on the house."

"Yes Sir Boss." He just winked at Ayame and Sango.

"Really Sesshomaru you don't have to do that." Sango insisted

"Non-sense I insist and I was also hoping you wouldn't mind me stealing the lovely Kagome from you for the rest of the evening."

"Sure go right ahead." Sango readily gave in she knew her friend had missed him for the past five years. Sango handed Kagome her purse and hugged her friend.

"Thanks Sango I'll call you tomorrow."

"You'd better, I want to know everything."

Kagome then hugged her other girl friend good bye. "You had better call me too or I will be beating your door down early Sunday morning do you understand me?"

"Got it." Kagome replied pulling away.

Sesshomaru offered her his arm and gallantly asked, "Shall we take our leave now mi lady?"

Kagome smiled up a Sesshomaru sweetly remembering when they were children how they would pretend to be members of a royal court, "Why mi lord I never thought you'd ask." She said placing her hand through the crook of his arm.

Sesshomaru lead Kagome to the back of the club and out his private entrance/exit leading to the employee parking lot. "You know Kagome, my parents and I often wondered what happened to you after you left Inuyasha. We all loved you and still do my mother never forgave him for what he did to you." He said as he opened the passenger side door to his 1957 Chevy for her to slide in.

"Thank you," She said as he closed the door and went to the driver's side and got in, "I know I just kind of dropped off the face of the earth after I broke-up with Inuyasha, Sessh, and I never meant to hurt you, Izayoi, Toga, or Rin I just didn't feel comfortable coming around knowing that he would be there with my cousin, Kikiyo, especially after what they did to me. I've missed you all so much and I am so sorry for any pain I may have caused all of you."

Sesshomaru looked at Kagome as they stopped at a red light and reached for her hand giving it a gentle squeeze, "Kagome, I have already forgiven you and so has Rin. She didn't understand at first why you weren't coming around anymore and as she got older she started to understand little by little and we finally told her that Uncle Inuyasha had broken your heart and it was just too hard for you to be around all of us knowing that he would eventually be around." He said as the light turned green and they started moving again.

"Thanks Sessh, how is Rin she's what 10 now? I bet she's a handful pretty soon you'll have boys beating your door down to get to that girl." Kagome teased she'd seen the picture of Rin on Sesshomaru's desk as they walked through his office.

"Yes she's 10, and she's fine still misses you though, and she's at a friend's house for a slumber party tonight. She's not allowed to date until she goes off to college unless the young man has the brains to meet me first," Sesshomaru smirked, causing Kagome to laugh, "So I almost forgot to ask is there anyone special in your life."

Kagome once again gave his hand a gentle squeeze as she looked out the window, "No there hasn't been anyone since I caught Inuyasha and Kikiyo that night. I never had sex with Inuyasha any way Sesshomaru, It's just I wasn't ready and he was trying to pressure me. I started to think it a little weird when he wasn't pressuring me as much. But I never actually thought he'd cheat on me let alone with my cousin."

Sesshomaru turned on to his street, into his drive way before shutting off the engine, and turning to look at her, "Kagome we never stopped caring about you that's including my parents and the only way they are ever going to forgive you for disappearing like that, or forgive me for not bringing you directly to the house after I found you is if you come to Sunday dinner with me. So what do you say will you be Rin's and my guest for dinner at my parents' house on Sunday?"

"I would like that very much and I have missed everyone accept for maybe one or two people." she giggled he just smiled and got out and came around to open her door.

"So Kagome, who's idea was it to come to my club tonight?"Sesshomaru asked as he opened the front door to his home for her.

"It was Kouga's he's Ayame's boyfriend and friends with Sango's boyfriend Miroku." Kagome replied.

"Is she still dating that perverted little man?" Sesshomaru asked smirking

Kagome looked at him with a shocked look on her face and then started laughing when she saw his smirk, "Oh Sesshomaru, that is so mean, he's gotten better but yes she's still with him."

Sesshomaru switched on the light and motioned for Kagome to sit on the couch, "Would you like something to drink coffee or tea maybe?"

"Coffee sounds great, thank you," Kagome looked around in awe of the place pictures of Rin were everywhere, "the place looks great." She complimented and then she saw it a picture of her with Sesshomaru and Rin the day he brought her home his mother had snapped it when they weren't looking she was looking at the baby and he was looking at her, they actually looked like a family.

"Thank you and that's my favorite picture of you," he said from the kitchen, "still take your coffee with a little milk and two scoops of sugar?" He asked bringing it to her.

She smiled at him thankfully as she took it from him, "You still know me too well even after five years."

"Go a head and make yourself comfortable." He said taking off his shoes and curling up on the other side of the couch encouraging Kagome to do the same.

"So how is everyone, is Sunday dinner still semi-formal or do your parents make you guys all dress up now?" Kagome asked playfully.

"They are fine still trying to figure out what Inuyasha did to run you off although when he showed up at the next family dinner with another girl on his arm I pretty much got the gist of it." Sesshomaru explained trying to avoid Kikiyo's name.

"So I take it after I left him he continued to go out with her?" Kagome asked casually.

"Yes, and he still is although I do not think they are very happy."

"Yes well that is on him. Enough talking about Inuyasha, I know that he's going to be there with Kikiyo, but I'm not going to worry about that and I'm not going to let them bother me." she said determined

"So then what do you want to talk about?" He asked knowing she'd want to ask about Rin.

"Rin, what grade is she in now?"

"She's in fifth, she hates math, but loves her literature class." He smirked

"Just like you," she laughed, "Ok so are you still helping your father run the company or do you just run the night club now?"

"I still help father with the company but I only come into the club once a month unless Rin is visiting a friend or my parents. I have a very reliable manager and he does very well at running the business. So Kagome what exactly do you do?" He asked curiously

"I work at a local day care center not far from here actually." She smiled thinking a bout her favorite student Shippo.

They continued to talk well on into the night and before they knew it it was three am. "You must be getting exhausted if you would like to sleep in the guest room I will gladly take you home in the morning when I go pick up Rin from her friends house."

"Ok I would like that very much, could you show me which way to the bathroom?" She asked a little embarrassed.

"Of course," Sesshomaru stood up offering her his hand which she accepted. He lead her down the hall, "this is the guest room," he pointed to the first door on the right, "here is the bathroom which is connected to both the guest room and Rin's bedroom. Of course my room is the last one down the hall on the left."

"Thank you Sesshomaru," Kagome said closing the bathroom door behind her. After she'd finished in there she quietly made her way to the guest room to begin getting ready for bed and she found one of his t-shirts laying across the bed. She quickly changed into the shirt noticing that it smelled of Sesshomaru's natural scent sandalwood and fresh air before she climbing into bed and dreaming of the kiss they'd shared for earlier in the evening.

Down the Hall With Sesshomaru

As he got ready for bed he couldn't help but wonder if she was wearing the shirt he'd left on the bed for her while she was in the bathroom. Letting his curiosity get the better of him Sesshomaru sneaked down the hall to the room where he knew she would be sleeping and quietly opened the door. He saw her curled up on her side sleeping and looking like an angel. He smiled as he approached the bed and gently brushed her bangs out of her face. He bent down and kissed her softly on her lips Kagome smiled and rolled over to her other side whispering his name into the night. Sesshomaru smiled to himself and went back to his room, climbed into bed, and drifted off to sleep.