Thanks to all that R&R, I was so shocked how much attention this story got. Thank you all sooooooo much.
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As the sun shone, it revealed silver hair, swaying in the breeze of what was left of the night. His face was smooth but visibly tired, dark circles marred underneath his eyes and his expression did not look welcoming, not one bit. He must've been in bed. He had red plaid baggy pajama bottoms and a black T-shirt on.
"Kagome, get in the car." His voice was stern with no room for argument or objection.
Kagome stood in her tracks, seeing the Youkai from the social gathering. All of a sudden, all of night's events came crashing down on her and a shield on insecurities surrounded her.
How did he know she was here?
She visibly hesitated. Sesshomaru's patience was wearing thin with the human and turned around on the heel of his sneakers, retreating back his vehicle.
Kagome watched him with a steady eye. He opened the door of the car, it's door flying up before coming back down. Slowly she moved her feet, the purring of the engine reviving itself bought to realization that she was still in the presence of such a society head that is Sesshomaru Taisho and shouldn't have balked to the thought of being in the same car as him. She felt silly as she opened the butterfly door and slid into the leather seat.
She heard a noise that sounded like a lawn mower. She looked behind her, seeing another Demon stretched spread Eagle in the back seat, his silver hair was tousled, his lips parted, letting air in and out. She smiled. Inuyasha. Kagome turned back in her seat.
The emblem on the dashboard was of a shield with angel wings in the background and the Taisho crest-a red honeycomb- in two tone colors boldly across the shield. Kagome took mental note of the exquisite car.
Sesshomaru sighed a breath he didn't know he was holding in. His claws on the steering wheel, he looked at the female in the passenger seat. She looked lost, clutching tattered clothing that smelled like household chemicals.
Putting the car in reverse, he backed out the alley and they drove off in silence.
Time seemed to stretch on, the only sound was one of the humming engine. Kagome felt uncomfortable, her mind buzzed with unsolved questions.
"Sesshomaru." Kagome finally spoke for the first time since she stepped into the car.
"Hm," He replied.
"Who called you?" Kagome looked down, "Y'know. To come get me."
"Your friend, Sango." Sango? Kagome's stomach churned at the thought of Sango picking up the phone to ask someone to come and check up on the home wrecker.
"Oh..How did she know where I was?" Said Kagome, curiosity was evident on the female's face.
Sesshomaru saw this from his peripheral vision."She informed me you frequent a night club at times. If you weren't there, she told me to check a bakery you own." Sesshomaru said. His eyes were on the road, his expression was devoid of any emotion, and his voice was even and leveled.
Kagome looked at him, taking in his appearance. His black T-shirt clung to his body lovingly, to be honest, Kagome thought anything this man wore clung to him lovingly. His biceps were strong and defined with muscle. Kagome sat back in the chair more, observing his Jordan sneakers that made her raise eyebrows. She expected something like that from his younger brother, Inuyasha, but the infamous Sesshomaru who seemed to only live on tailored Armani suits? Naaaaah.
Sesshomaru felt her eyes on him, it wasn't abnormal, however. Many women adored Sesshomaru and wished for him to bed them. However, Kagome's looks were not that of lustful, they were curiosity, genuine non foul questions that he could feel radiating off of her. So many questions he expected to have the answer for.
"So, I guess this changes your outlook on me?"
This caught him off guard, he looked a glance at her face. Her caramel brown chocolate diamond eyes that he never noticed she had, held vulnerability in them. He continued to keep his composure as he answered.
"I do not know what are you talking about." Said Sesshomaru.
"You know damn well she told you what happen." Kagome didn't mean for that word to slip out but it didn't go unnoticed by the Youkai either, his eyes darting to her then back at the road.
"Kagome, I was not told of any situation regarding you and Sango and if I were to know," He looked in her chocolate diamond eyes. "I am not of character to judge." He said.
Kagome bit her lip. Feeling defeated at the same time satisfied, she relaxed back into the leather interior. Folding her arms over her chest.
"Thank you," Kagome whispered, knowing he heard her as clear as day.
"Hm.."
It became quiet again. The soft snores of Inuyasha and the purr of the engine mingled together in it's own music melody and Kagome couldn't help but drift back to the days when Inuyasha confessed a crush for her.
They were in Junior year. Inuyasha one day randomly after class took her to the side and confessed how he was in love with her since they were in middle school. Kagome thought back to how she turned him down so much throughout High School to the point where he stopped trying. It wasn't that Kagome was snobby and stuck up. It was the common fact that Inuyasha deserves more than what Kagome could offer him in High School. Her reputation back then was something she didn't want to taint Inuyasha's. He was a sweet guy even though he threaten and even carried out his promises of breaking necks. She always wanted to return the feelings but in the position she was in. She did not want him expose to her 'other' side.
"Sango told me as well, she does not want you to come back to the apartment." Sesshomaru watched for her expression in the overhead mirror. Kagome's expression was still apathetic. She ran a hand through her raven tresses, waving off what he said like it was yesterday's news.
The ride continued in silence after that. No one dared to create more tension in the air. Kagome watched the blurring scenery of the outside window. Trying to get her mind on anything but the facts that laid it's self out in front her.
A humorless smile grazed painfully on her face, shaking her head.
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The car slowed down, Sesshomaru put the vehicle in park and killed the engine. Unclasping his seat belt, he leaned behind him, inaudibly smacking his younger sibling upside his head to awake him from his slumber in the backseat. Kagome pulled up the doors on the car and stepped out onto clean ungumified cement pavement.
Closing the door behind her, before her, a large house that looked to be three different mansion homes fuzed together into one side-by-side. It was a calming black with a visible crystal chandelier in the foyer where a large oval window let a small sample peek into the vast elegant home.
Kagome gawked in awe, Inuyasha let a string of profanity lose before stretching out from his uncomfortable ride in the backseat, walking with his hands in his black P.J. Bottoms with red clouds and black rain adorn the cotton fabric. Kagome stumbled behind, still at lost for words to describe the glorious home.
They walked up a few steps before getting to the main ground where they walked across a pathway where a fountain of two dogs looked to be howling, water spewing out from their mouths. One was bigger than the other, making a sort of askew on opposite side effect.
The door was made of glass with small detailed designs, Sesshomaru took a key and put into the solid brass knob, opening into the enormous hall. Three leading halls were side by side next to each other in front of them. Next to the doors were a case of stairs that led to a banister overhead with a few more doors. To their left was a dining room with red vintage design wallpaper and gold and cream furniture. To their right, the living room was a gigantic TV mounted on the wall with fine leather recliners and movie theater seats. The hardwood floor was perfect with a rich dark coating. The trim of the navy blue walls were white, matching the wooden staircase.
The home was that of a Ken and Barbie Dream Home.
"Whoa." Was all Kagome could manage to say. Inuyasha made a dry chuckle before kicking off his black and blue throwback Jordans and walking to the living room.
"Welcome back home, Master Sesshomaru and Young Master Inuyasha." An elderly lady with her hair pinned up professionally said, bowing formally to the two men. Inuyasha mumbled a hello and Sesshomaru greeted her in a quiet voice.
"Ms. Yamate , please show our guest, a room, please." Sesshomaru asked, already following behind Inuyasha into the living room where a live sports casting was being made.
The elderly lady showed Kagome to one of the biggest guest rooms. It was a soft creamy beige with dark beige trimmings and coffee carpeting. The soft plush material was heaven against Kagome's weary feet as she kicked off the awful flats and plopped onto the bed with what seems like hundreds of bed coushins that adorn the freshly smelling bedding sheets. It was a pure bliss.
left her alone, closing the door behind her as Kagome sat up on the plush queen sized canopy bed. Looking around, her apartment room could not even hold a candle to this room. But as ungrateful as she sounded, she wished to be back there.
Unexplainable emotions washed over the young woman as she put her head into her hands and a sob broke out from her throat. Her chest heaved and her shoulders shook.
She never came out that room and slept all throughout the day and cried herself to sleep that following night.
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Kagome awoke that morning. Feeling rejuvenated and oddly light hearted. She felt that all she needed was a good cry to cleanse herself of bottled emotions. She had found a white shirt and a pair of jeans and new undergarments that morning to wear. Before any of the Taisho brothers awoke, she left the house and was on her way to work. Trying to regain a sense of normalcy, she came in with her usual chipper smile facade.
Finally getting through the doors of her bakery, Sparklez, she was greeted by her employees and close friends, Edie, Yuka, and Ayumi.
They were all huddled up with a magazine in their possession. Kagome walked to the back room. The kitchen area was alive and bustling with cupcakes in the ovens and fresh bread being cooled down. Taking her ususal pink apron and tying it around her waist, Kagome came back to the small grouping of girls.
"What's with you guys?" Kagome asked.
"Look, the top most eligible bachelor magazine edition is out!" Yuka said, her long black locks tied back with an all around elastic headband keeping lose strands at bay.
With mild disinterest, Kagome looked over Yuka's shoulder at number 5: "Naraku"
He had his hair tied in a tight pony tail with a pinstriped suit and a sultry devious bad boy smirk on his face. Ayumi seemed infatuated with the man.
"He should be number 1" Ayumi said, kissing two fingers and pressing them on his paper smirk.
"Yea, right they gave number 1 to someone who deserves it." Edie laughed, her chopped bob hair pinned up.
"Who's number 1?" Kagome asked, getting into the curiosity of it all. Yuka turned the pages. Number 1 and number 2 were the Taisho brothers with their own separate pages.
The two males were back-to-back, only thing keeping them apart was the spine in the middle of the magazine. Inuyasha had on urban trend cloths while Sesshomaru had a tailor suit similar to the one she first met him in, he had glasses and his hair tied back. His crescent moon that adorn his forehead was a casting shadow in the background of the page. The three girls all squeed in awe at the two males. Kagome smiled at her friends' infatuation with men on a piece of paper.
Little did they know she was actually living with the two most eligible bachelors.
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Kagome took an armful of cooled down bread and headed into the wire baskets in the display box, arranging them. The bell ding from the overhead front door, signaling a customer coming in.
Kagome looked up to meet the female she last wanted to see.
Sango had a neutral expression on her face. Kagome forgot Sango came in during lunch rush for cupcakes.
"Sango, I got you!" Ayumi yelled from the kitchen, coming out with a small box. "Here'ya go!" The brunette said in her usual energetic mood. Sango thanked her and Kagome silently ringed her up while Ayumi headed back for the kitchen.
"Kagome." Sango said.
"Hm.." Kagome replied, punching in buttons and taking 5% off.
"I'm giving you one more chance to tell me the truth."
"I did." Kagome said, continuing to look down.
"No, the real truth." Sango put her hand on her hip.
"Sango. I've told you everything and you still won't believe me but you believe your rapist boyfriend?" Kagome looked on at her former friend with disgust.
"Well my boyfriend doesn't sleep around with everything walk and breathing and moving. I mean what has into you?!" Sango said.
"No, he unwillingly make people sleep around with him." Kagome spat back and Sango shook her head at the woman. Looking deep into Kagome's blue glowing gem eyes she said in the lowest voice possible.
"Stop..Being..A...Whore." Sango snatched her box from the girl and marched out the bakery.
Kagome stood there wide eye. Tears brimmed and Kagome ran to the kitchen, bypassing all the confused girls as Kagome ran into the boiler room. Sitting in a secluded corner.
Her words hurt more than a punch in the gut. Kagome let the tears fall, knowing trying to fight them would be futile.
…
Days after Sango came, she did not come in anymore on her lunch break and Kagome felt releif for that so. It was one thing to not believe her but to call her something she was not, was downright uncalled for.
The bell in the front lobby rang as Edie ran out from the kitchen.
Kagome was kneeding dough, up her elbows in work. She continued living with Sesshomaru and Inuyasha, making a deal till she can get back on her feet, she wasn't welcome at her old apartment.
"Kagome, there's this boy out here looking for you. He gotta box in his hand." Edie said, gesturing out.
"Thanks, doll." Kagome said, putting a smile on the girl's face. Kagome swung open the doors to see her favorite kid in the whole wide world with a large brown box on his hip.
"Yo," Shippo said.
"Hey, what'cha got there?"
"Your things. Sango told me to give them to you." Kagome frowned. She didn't feel comfortable now knowing Sango is going through her things.
She sighed and took the box from him, setting it behind the counter.
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"Dinner is served, ." A maid peeked her head in Kagome's room.
"Okay, I'll be down." Kagome said.
Kagome trotted down the vast long stairs to the living room, walking through the living room, pass the great hall, to the dining room, meeting up with the two Taisho brothers.
Inuyasha was yelling about something and Sesshomaru rolled his eyes, his body language making him look like he talking more of to a child than an adult.
Kagome sat at the very end of the table.
"How can you say that? His leg injury will not heal in time for playoff!" Inuyasha said, throwing his arms up in emphasis.
"That may be true but everyone heals differently, there can be a possibility he does heal quickly and come back." Sesshomaru said, taking a sip of water from his glass. Inuyasha shook his head and took a swig of his beer. Kagome sat and watched the two brothers interact with each other.
"Nice of you to join us, Kagome." Sesshomaru looked at the female who felt like a deer in the headlights.
"Don't change the subject you bastard!" Inuyasha demanded. Sesshomaru ignored him, his full attention on Kagome.
"How was your day, today?" Sesshomaru inquired.
"Good, good." Said Kagome, downing her glass of water, wishing it was a dry martini instead.
"Wow, that gave me the whole gist of your day." Inuyasha said sarcastically. Kagome blushed and played with the delicate designs of the table cloth.
Sesshomaru shot him daggers and Inuyasha waved him off like a repellent.
"My day was quite eventful, dealing with your clients that you do not know how to handle. Why give you a big corporate job if you half-ass work?" Sesshomaru hissed, squaring the Hanyou in a corner.
"Well, if you would stop bitching over every mistake I make, maybe I'll make less." Inuyasha said.
"I doubt it." Sesshomaru shook his head, the Hanyou was hopelessly disorganize and didn't know a thing to first of the corporate ladder that he had easily pulled him up to a position people work their lives to get to, he got on his first day on the job.
Kagome wondered do they always do this? They seemed closer than the average siblings. She never had the chance to bond with her younger brother Souta, when she turned 15, she went off to live with Sango and her family and eventually what led to have an apartment together. If having a younger sibling meant a family moment like this. She wished she could turn the hands of time back and even so much as hold a conversation with her baby brother.
Their bickering was cut short when food was served.
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