Chapter 7: Back at One--(Brian McKnight) (SO SEXY!!!) :P

AN: I think that I said earlier that no one knew that they were mated, well, I'm changing that. All of Kagome's family and friends know, and Sesshomaru's family(the small one he has) knows. Thanks! PS I know the beginning is VERY OOC for Sesshomaru, but it's my story and he'll be OOC if I want him to be!! LOL!! HAHAHA!! :P

Sesshomaru paced his office the next morning. Kagome hadn't said anything to him since last night, and he felt it was all his fault. Of ocurse it was his fault, but there was nothing he could do to fix it right now. He was in need of some advice, and who better to go to than himself? But right now, he didn't even know what to do. Sooo...he decided to ask someone. He left his office and made his way to the West Wing and knocked on the large oak office door.

"Come in," a friendly female voice said from inside. Sesshomaru stepped into the office and held his head high. "Hello son-in-law! How are you today?"

"I'm fine Ayumi..." Sesshomaru said.

"What is it that you need dear?"

"Advice. Kagome told me she loved me last night and I didn't say it back. Now she's mad at me."

"Oh my. Well, that's a big problem isn't it? Here's what you do....Kagome is the type of person that can sense when things are fake, so do you really love her?"

'Why does she need to know this? She is my mate's mother, so I need to answer truthfully.' "Hai."

"Then there you have it! Just tell her whenever you get the chance. But don't under do it. Make things extravagant and make your love for her show."

"Hai. Arigato Ayumi." Sesshomaru bowed.

"Please, call me mom, and a hug will suffice in place of the bow. I'm not 8000 you know! Only those old old elders still want you to bow to them. Being 5000 has its advantages from time to time!" Ayumi winked and sent Sesshomaru out of the door with a hug and a kiss on his forehead.

'She is just like my mate, only older.' Sesshomaru thought as he walked out of the room. He almost stopped dead in his tracks when he saw Kagome walking towards him. He opened his mouth to speak when she beat him to it.

"Sesshomaru-sama, I need to you sign off on these papers for me please since you are the next in line to do so. Then would you be so kind as to take them to Sango afterwards." Kagome said to him in a business manner, holding a clipboard in front to her chest.

"Kagome, we really need to talk about last night."

"I figured you wouldn't do this for me. I'll go get my mother to sign. Shitsurei shimasu Sesshomaru-sama." Kagome bowed and tried to go the other way, but Sesshomaru only blocked her path. "I said excuse me. That typically means get out of my way or MOVE, if you will. Now, please, I have something to do."

"Iie, I'm not moving until you listen to me Kagome. Just hear me out please." Sesshomaru said, almost pleaded. 'I am not going to beg her ot listen to me.'

*If that is what it takes to let 'Gome know the truth, you will!*

Kagome glared at Sesshomaru and knew he wouldn't leave her alone without letting her hear whatever it was that he had to say to her. "If you just sign this and take it to Sango you can meet me in my office after you do it and I'll listen." Kagome rolled her eyes. But before Sesshomaru could jump for joy (- that's a funny looking picture don't you think?!-) Kagome added, "But if you're not there and done within the next five minutes, too bad!" she shrugged and walked off toward her mother's office after handing Sesshomaru the clipboard in her hands. "Okaa-san! Do you have any idea what Sesshomaru wants to talk to me about?"

"How would I have a clue dear?" She said as innocently as she could.

"Because he smelled of you and he rarely comes in here unless it's for personal matters."

"Perhaps he had some business to attend to in here."

"Mother, do you really think I am that dim? It was my turn to make out the schedules for everyone and I made his work for this week fairly simple, so HA! Caught you!"

"You didn't catch me in anything because I haven't fallen into anything." the elder demon said with a sly smile on her face.

"Okay mother. But watch your back." Kagome said with equal silk.

"Are you threatening me, my dear."

"Iie, of course not dearest mother! Why ever would you think that?" Kagome placed her hand to her chest to feign confusion, then left her mother's office. 'Now I've gotta listen to Sesshomaru talk. He probably wants to tell me that we have to move in seperate houses or something like that.'

*Now that's just silly master.*

As true as that was, Kagome thought of no other reason why Sesshomaru would need to talk to her. She walked to her office to find Sesshomaru had beaten her there. "I see you are anxious to tell me whatever it is that you plan to Takahashi-sama."

He visibly cringed at the surname...at the name period. "Kagome, you know to call me Sesshomaru. We are mated you know."

"Hn." Kagome opened her office door. She went behind her deck and sat down, lacing her fingers together and proping her elbows on the table. She placed her head on her hands and waited.

Sesshomaru cleared his throat, unsure of what to say. "Kagome, the fact that we should be together is undeniable. I have come to realize that as of late. It's actually amusing..unbelievable even, that I used to say I'd never fall in love, for I thought it was useless. I know now that it was untrue, because it is you that I have fallen for." He heard Kagome gasp and he smirked, then continued, "This is on a need to know basis, and if you don't know exactaly how I feel, I have failed you as a mate. I know that in the beginning, this was just to assure our lives, but in this short time, I have come to realize that it is not just that for both of us anymore. Let me show you that I'm for real in what I say to you today. In time, things will reveal themselves to us."

'It's undeniable that we should be together
It's unbelievable, how I used to say that I'd fall never
The basis is need to know
If you just don't know how I feel
Then let me show you that now I'm for real
If all the things in time, time will reveal'

Kagome sat there, listening to what Sesshomaru was saying, and she couldn't believe what she was hearing. 'He's telling me that he loves me. But is it just for show?'

"Kagome, there are a number of things that I intend to tell you and do to you. My number one is to say that you are perfect in every way, and you are my dream come true. I have never found a woman, demon or otherwise, that was as beautiful and intelligent as you. I can't believe that you have made me fall in love with you, but for it, I am glad. Number two, I just want to be with you for the rest of my life. You are perfection at its best. Number three, you are truly the only one for me."

'one, you re like a dream come true
Two, just wanna be with you
Three, girl it's plain to see
That you're the only one for me and'

Kagome sat in her chair and watched as Sesshomaru walked around to the side of her desk that she was on, and get on his knees, and continue what he was saying. 'He's got to be for real if he's doing all of this.'

"My number four is to repeat everything I have said to you forever. I want you to know my words by heart my Kagome. My number five, I wish for you to fall in love for me as I have fallen for you. And if I ever believe that I have done everything that I tell you now, I will start over again and again to ensure that you love me, and you understand that my love for you is beyond real."

Kagome could feel the tears in her eyes.

'Four, repeat steps one through three
Five, make you fall in love with me
If ever I believe my work is done
Then I'll start back at one'

"We were originally in this relationship solely for Rin, and to ensure our survival, but now I see that its funny how things work themselves out. Fate chose for Rin to have that dream so we could be together. And look at us now. We are bearing our emotions to each other with no regrets whatsoever. I know that last night, you wished for us to be apart. I am here to tell you now that that is most undesirable."

'It's so incredible, the way things work themselves out
And all emotional, once you know what it's all about, hey
And undesirable, for us to be apart'

"I stand before you today to tell you that I give you, Kagome, the keys to my heart. Please, just tell me you love me, Kagome."

'I never would've made it very far
'cause you know you got the keys to my heart'

The tears sitting in Kagome's eyes were set free. Sesshomaru cringed at the smell of her tears. Were they good or bad? Had he upset her? Was she over him that quickly? It took Kagome so long to answer that Sesshomaru had grown afraid. But finally, Kagome leaned down and hugged Sesshomaru, crying into his shoulder.

"Oh Sesshomaru, of course I love you!" she cried.

Sesshomaru felt himself smile, and he knew he'd done the right thing.

Sorry it took me soooo long to update! They won't be so far apart from now on hopefully!! I am thinking about a new story, but I guess I'll wait until I finish one of the ones I'v ealready started on. The first one to be finished should be.......High School Drama....maybe.....Please review!!

-KM705.M-san