The Future World

Chapter 2: A Talk and Newfound Respect

Disclaimer: I don't know about you but saying this every time makes me sadder and sadder. Oh Well. I don't own Inuyasha or any of the characters weep

'That human is very irritating and confusing,' Sesshoumaru remarked in his thoughts, 'I need to find a way out of this place, time, and get back to my own.'

"Well, Sesshoumaru-sama, since it seems that you won't be going back anytime soon, would you like to come inside?"Asked Kagome, all the while wondering, 'Why did he have to come through the well?!'

"Hn," Sesshoumaru replied stonily.

'Oh no, not this again,' Kagome silently groaned. Out loud she said fake cheerily, "Okay! Well, come on. I don't think anyone should be home. I believe they went to my grandmothers today and for the rest of the week or so." 'Thank Kami-sama for that!' the young woman mentally rejoiced, 'She did not need THAT at the moment.'

"Hn," was all he said, well more like grunted, once more.

"He is soooo doing that on purpose!" Kagome thought in her head, or so the thought. The miko turned a bright red when she found out that her internal monologue ended up being not so internal. She blushed an even brighter red when he looked at her with a somewhat amused gaze and a raised eyebrow.

"Doing what on purpose, little miko?" Sesshoumaru questioned with amusement in his voice. 'This Miko is very amusing.'

Kagome squeaked and hurriedly replied with a "nothing" and rushed off, heading to the main house.

If he was anyone else he would have laughed outright at the look on the woman's face, but since he wasn't someone else and him laughing consisted of people running in fear or fainting outright. One of the many reasons he didn't laugh. As he was being led to the shrine house, Sesshoumaru noticed many things. 'Everything has changed dramatically. Trees and plants have greatly diminished in population. How is it that everything has changed so much? I hope I don't live to see this,' thought Sesshoumaru; though he knew he would. Demons live many, many hundreds of years. 'I wonder what it be like to see myself at this time.'

"Come on, Sesshoumaru! This is my house!" yelled the miko, effectively knocking the taiyoukai out of his thoughts.

"You will address this Sesshoumaru with the proper respect, woman," the young lord coldly told Kagome.

"Yeah, Yeah. You know you aren't that much better than everyone else, like you seem to think," seeing his enraged face she quickly finished, "Don't get me wrong, I mean, you can easily beat me to a pulp and almost everyone else you come across. And your pretty terrifying when you want to be and 

everything, but that doesn't mean you're better than me; physically, yeah, by a whole lot, times ten. Mentally though you and I are pretty much the same. We both have people who love, respect, and hate us," Kagome finished forcefully.

'No one has ever put it that way before. Is it true though? Are her and I the same mentally? Am I not better than everyone like I was taught to believe?' Sesshoumaru contemplated thoughtfully, suddenly having a new found respect for the young miko, though seemingly young in years, old in knowledge. He, though, was not giving is so easily to the miko. There was no way they were really the same. That idea is just inane. But she is the first to try and just be nice to him without trying to get anything from him in return, so for now he will be 'nice' to the woman.

"I'll call you Sesshoumaru-sama if it means that much to you," Kagome said feeling guilty, thinking that she had made him depressed.

"This Sesshoumaru does not require it of you," was all he said.

'Huh?! Oh Well! He's being nice, take it and run with it! Though not to fast...' Kagome thought to herself, making sure she was talking to herself this time, 'Was I all wrong about him? Is he not as cold and evil as I thought him to be? Is his coldness and blunt hate for almost everyone just and act?' Kagome thought frantically.

"Hey, Sesshoumaru?" the young woman asked quietly. When his eyes moved to hers she continued, "You don't have to act cold here, okay? Not everyone is out to kill you or hurt you, at least I'm not" With at said she walked in the house, leaving a stunned Sesshoumaru in her wake.

'Maybe this woman isn't so bad. No wonder the hanyou likes her,' Sesshoumaru thought to himself with a tiny smile on his face.

A/N: I know isn't very long and I'm sorry, I tried! This is like my second story. The next chapter will be longer I Promise!! And please review!! Till next time!

Chapter teaser: "What is this?" asked a confused Sesshoumaru.
"That, Sesshoumaru, is a computer," Kagome answered with a laugh; not that the question was funny, but because he was looking at the computer like it would attack him at any moment.