Chapter 2: Bonding!

I do not own Inuyasha.

Kagome hummed softly as she unlocked her door and entered her apartment. "I'm home!" she said happily as she put down her keys, glancing at the clock and sighing. 10:17 PM.

"Inuyasha? Where are you?" Kagome called curiously, walking around the apartment trying to find him.

"Oi! I'm over here!" Inuyasha called in annoyance, glaring at his television screen silently.

"Oh, well, what did you do today, 'Yasha?" Kagome grinned at him and sat down beside him on the couch. He shrugged and "Keh'd!" at her. Kagome sighed sadly and stood after a moment, "I'm going to go change into something more comfortable. Be right back."

Kagome left and removed her clothes, dropping them in the hamper and changing into a white thin strap tank-top and a pair of black pajama pants before donning her thin white robe. She slipped her feet into her brown furry slippers and walked back out of the room. Humming as she re-entered the little family room of hers.

"Oi, I gotta go... I'ma go crash with Kouga for a few days. See ya tomorrow," Inuyasha said, standing and stuffing his cell in his pant pocket, not even once noticing Kagome's disappointed look.

"Alright… I'll see you 'Yasha." Kagome said, hugging him from behind, burying her face in his slightly tangled hair.

"Feh! Whatever." he muttered, pulling away from her and closing the door behind him.

Kagome stood there and sighed, pausing as she remembered Taisho-san told her to buy him a new schedule book and bring it that night. Kagome groaned and looked at her clothes. Shrugging, she removed her robe and grabbed a thin red sweater and her keys. She left after putting on her sandals.

Driving down the road at a normal speed, she thought about how Inuyasha and she had met. They had been High-school sweethearts, everyone loved them, straight A+ students, and they excelled more than most. It was in their junior year that Inuyasha had begun to slack off, it was a little at first but quickly turned into more. As their life progressed, Inuyasha became brash and rude, still a softy though. Half way through their second semester senior year, Inuyasha dropped out.

Kagome finished school and moved onto Shikon College for five years, that soon followed by three years at Shikon University. She was now twenty-seven and moving on in the world. Two years into her University time, she caught Inuyasha cheating on her with a few different girls, even her friend, but she forgave her and never let on that she knew something about their relationship. She knew they were still together though, and she also knew that Inuyasha was not going to Kouga's, instead he was going to Sango's.

When she had found out it had hurt so bad, but she had realized something at that moment, her feelings for him... they excelled much over the boundaries of love, it was more. She never allowed herself time to grieve and she could finally feel the effects of the emotional pain taking its toll on her.

Kagome pulled into the parking lot of the store and quickly exited, walking in and finding the one he had requested quickly. She paid for it with Touga's company card and left. She got in her car and left the place, driving down the road and toward Kyushu Avenue. Kagome groaned as she saw his huge mansion, she rolled her eyes at it as she exited her little blue Audi Sedan – a gift from her mother.

Kagome walked up the few stairs and onto the porch, she rang the doorbell of the mansion and could have sworn she heard an echo. The door slammed open to reveal a little silver-haired boy that couldn't have been more than nine. Kagome smiled down at him kindly.

"Is your father home, hun?" Kagome asked, the boy blinked at her for a moment before grinning widely and nodding. He grabbed her hand and pulled her into the house, shutting the door behind her quickly.

"Daddy!" he cried, racing into what she guessed was the family room. "Someone's here to see you!" He grinned as Touga looked up at him from his iPad.

" You know better than to answer the door Sesshomaru," Kagome nearly flinched as he used that same cold tone with his own son. Sesshomaru seemed completely oblivious to it as he began to pout.

"B-b-but... I'm sorry..." he muttered, looking down at the floor and kicking his feet slightly.

"Sit down, Sessho," Touga looked back down at his iPad after giving Kagome a onceover. "Did you buy the planner, Kagome?"

"Yes I did Taisho-san! I bought three." Kagome smiled and removed them from the bag, setting them all down on the table gently. She was completely oblivious to the fact he had just used her first name.

He grunted in response, not bothering to look up at her or the books. Kagome paused as an elderly woman hobbled into the room with a tray. Kagome quickly scurried over to her.

"Please, allow me to help you." she said as she quickly took the tray from the woman's hands, the elderly woman stared at her before smiling.

"Thank you, child," Kagome just waved off the thank you and set the tray down on the table quietly. Touga had paused in his reading and was watching her carefully. He raised a brow as she turned to him.

"Do you take honey or sugar? Milk?" Kagome grinned at his slightly shocked look.

"Honey. Milk," he murmured softly, coughing and looking back down at his screen, staring at it without actually seeing anything.

"You like honey too?" Kagome smiled as he glanced up at her but did nothing else. Kagome groaned inwardly, was she too obvious? Maybe she shouldn't try so hard to get in his good books.

He turned to look at the old woman, who still stood in her same place watching talk. "That will be all, Kara," Touga said, the barest of smiles could be somewhat seen on his face as he addressed her.

"Alright. Well, this old lady is going to retire." Kara smiled. "Ring me if you need anything, mi'lord." Kara hobbled out of the room slowly and closed the large door behind her. Sesshomaru grinned as he watched his father talk with the girl identified to him as Kagome.

"Daddy? Is she my new mommy?" Sesshomaru couldn't help but ask, the innocents of the question was what made Kagome's jaw dropped and the empty spoon in her hand to clank onto the table loudly, Touga did nothing but sit there.

"No, she is nothing but my secretary." he replied to the question as if it was normal, watching Kagome from the corner of his eye. Kagome was offended by that and glared at him slightly. Sesshomaru pouted and looked away sadly.

"When will I get a mommy?" He asked, tears glazing his amber eyes. Kagome could almost hear the shatter of pain from his heart. Touga shot him a stern look.

"When I feel you need one." The cold answer made Sesshomaru sniff and cuddle his knees to his chest.

"Aw, sweetheart, I'm sure you'll get a mommy soon." Kagome stood and sat down beside him, wrapping her arms around him gently as he jumped on her. Kagome smiled at him kindly and ran a hand through his hair, wiping the three tears that fell from his eyes.

"Will you be my mommy?" Sesshomaru sniffed as he looked up at her hopefully. Kagome couldn't help but melt slightly at that.

"If you want me to be, yes," she said, kissing his forehead as he buried his face in her chest, sniffing one last time.

"Okay. Good night... mommy..." Kagome awed and hugged him tighter, grinning as he quickly dosed off in her arms.

"Aw, you're so cute." she whispered as she looked down at him, rocking him gently back and forth. Touga swallowed as he tried to imagine his ex-mates ever doing that, nothing came to his mind though.

"I do not appreciate you doing that." Kagome jumped slightly as if just remembering he was still there. She turned to him and blushed brightly.

"I, uh... I'm sorry, it's just, he... he wanted it, even if it was just for that second. I wanted him to feel loved, even for a moment." She stammered, smiling a little sadly at him and standing, grabbing the blanket draped over the back of the couch and covering him with it. Gently tucking him in the couch, his head on a soft white pillow.

Kagome knelt on the ground once more and re-fixed his cup of tea; she handed it to him with his honey and milk and smiled. "Do you need anything else, Taisho-san?" Kagome asked, looking tired.

"Sit," was his reply as he took a sip of his tea, which was surprisingly exactly the way he liked it. Kagome's breath caught in her throat as she stared at him in shock. Touga looked up at her and raised a brow, tilting his head to the empty spot next to him on the love seat.

Kagome blushed and slowly moved over to him, taking a deep breath as she sat down beside him. "Um, what... what are you reading?" She hesitantly asked, biting her lip.

"1984," he replied, glancing at her as she blinked at him like he was an idiot. He sighed in slight annoyance.

"R-right, what's it about..?" Kagome blushed as he turned his head to look at her fully. "I-I'm sorry! I-"

"It takes place in 1984 and presents an imaginary future where a totalitarian state controls every aspect of life, even people's thoughts. The state is called Oceania and is ruled by a group known as the Party; its leader and dictator is Big Brother.

"Winston Smith, the central character, is a thirty-nine year old man living in London. He secretly hates the Party and decides to rebel by starting a diary in which he reveals his rebellious thoughts. Through keeping a diary, Winston commits thought crime and knows that one day he will be discovered by the Thought Police and probably killed."

"Wow... That sounds... really good," Kagome said, eyes wide in slight shock.

"Would you like to read it with me? I was just about to start it." Touga offered, completely confused why he was being nice to her, he sighed thinking back to earlier when he had heard Naraku explaining his past to her.

"I-I would love to, but, I am pretty tired right now and should be getting back. Some other time..?" She bit her lip as she hoped he would say yes, his company was rather pleasant… if you looked past his unsavory attitude.

"Read with me tomorrow," Touga said, exiting the e-book app and offing his iPad. He stood and walked her to the door, not going back in until her car disappeared. Turning he re-entered his house and lifted Sesshomaru gently, placing him in his room before going into his own.

Well, I guess the bonding can begin. ;)

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TheLostPrincessOfTheEast

Edited: 01/02/15