AN: Thanks for the reviews guys. I've noticed that some people seem frustrated with Sesshomaru and some are with Kagome. That makes me feel good though because it shows that both have valid feelings and points. They just need to compromise. Well I hope you like this next chapter.

Sesshomaru spent the whole day training hard with his brother and father. He wanted to spend time with Kenichi so he decided to push himself twice as hard. He would still do the same workout as planned, but finish in half the time. He would not allow the boy to be a distraction. Sesshomaru could be the boy's dad and the best fighter in the world. He just had to work really hard. And that he did.

He was utterly exhausted by the time he was done, though.

"Sesshomaru," Toga smirked as his eldest son struggled to catch his breath. "It's nice to see you putting that extra effort in. I don't know where it came from, but keep it up."

The man nodded at his father. He was too drained to speak. He just did his two hour work out in less than one. His muscles were exhausted from the extra strain but he was slightly proud of the accomplishment.

Sweat dripped from his face and bare chest as he stretched. He glanced at Inuyasha who was resting in between his sets of pull ups.

"Pft," the younger brother glared, "show off." Then he started to do his next set.

Sesshomaru's lip turned up at his brother's jealous behavior. He walked over to him.

"You will always be second to me," he said haughtily, "get used to it."

Inuyasha let go of the bar and landed on the ground, whipping himself around.

"Fuck you!" he said, pissed off. After everything he did for his older brother as of late, Sesshomaru was still going to treat him like this? Inuyasha wasn't having it. "Let's go."

"Hey!" Toga stormed over to his children.

"No," Inuyasha shouted, "he wants to fuck with me? Let's spar, right fuckin' now." He pointed his finger down towards the ground between them.

"Inuyasha," Toga said sternly, "you're busy. You still have a lot more things to do today. I will not have you sacrificing your training to fight."

"Argh," Inuyasha grumbled. "Fine," he looked at his brother. "When I'm done let's settle shit."

Sesshomaru let out a breath and smirked. "I have somewhere else to be." He walked away from his father and younger brother, knowing it would only push Inuyasha's buttons even more. He left the room, hearing a string of Inuyasha's colorful vocabulary behind.

Oh how he enjoyed teasing his brother. He would admit to only himself though, that with his exhausted state, Inuyasha might have been able to beat him today; but just this one time.

Sesshomaru hurried to take a shower and get himself dressed. It was a little after three thirty when he called Kagome.

After two rings she answered.

"Hey," a cheery voice greeted.

"Hello," he said, unsure of how to speak with her still.

"What's up?" she asked, waiting for him to say more. She didn't understand why every time he called her, it seemed as if he expected her to start the conversation.

"I've been thinking, and I'd like to take Kenichi to meet my mother today." He actually spent a lot of time thinking about it. He wasn't on the best terms with his mother, in his opinion she was a stuck up bitch. Though, he found it appropriate to introduce his son to his immediate family. If the circumstances were different he would have waited some time to let the woman know she'd be a grandmother, but Kenichi was already three years old, his presentation was well overdue with everyone.

"…" Kagome paused on the other line. She noticed that Sesshomaru only mentioned the child's name and not hers. In all honesty, she didn't want to meet this woman, but she wouldn't throw her son to the lions. "I think I'd feel a bit more comfortable if I were to come with you guys."

"That is acceptable." Sesshomaru nodded, even though she couldn't see him.

"Okay, well, we just got back from the park. Come over whenever; you'll have to pick us up since my car was totaled in the wreck." Although, she should have known he'd realize she had no car

"I had assumed as much." Sesshomaru answered and Kagome could hear teasing in his voice. He already had it set in his mind that he would be taking them there; obviously she had no form of transportation.

'Duh,' Kagome thought. "Right, sorry." She was glad he couldn't see her embarrassed blush.

"Please dress nicely," Sesshomaru requested, "my mother will be judgmental." He heard Kagome snort before responding.

"At least you're honest." Her reaction had his lips turning up, half way into a smile. He started to make his way towards his car.

"I am leaving now."

"Oh, um, did you want a snack?"

Sesshomaru pulled his phone away from his face to stare at it for a moment. Then he brought the device back to his ear.

"Come again?" He asked, only to hear her laugh.

"I was going to make a sandwich for Kenichi before you get here," she explained. "Just wondering if you might want one too."

"I see." He frowned. He somewhat did appreciate the kind gesture, but they were not friends. She shouldn't be offering to make anything for him. "No, thank you. I will be drinking a protein shake as I drive over."

"Oh! Well, okay then…" Kagome stared outside the window. She didn't know what else to say to the man.

"I will be there soon." He said. Without waiting for her response he ended the call.

Kagome and Kenichi were waiting outside of their apartment building when Sesshomaru's car pulled up. Sesshomaru's first thoughts were to check how presentable their attire was. He rolled down his passenger window to get a better look.

She was dressed simply; a pair of tight jeans, strappy sandals, and a loose fitting, white button down blouse. She had a gold necklace, earrings and bracelet; all of which Sesshomaru presumed were fake, or at least only gold plated. She didn't seem to be wearing much make up, other than what she used to cover her bruised eye. Maybe mascara because her lashes looked thick. Her lip had almost healed; either that or she was wearing lipstick. Kagome's hair was loose, wavy and looked luscious with the breeze blowing through it.

He couldn't help but flashback to a time long ago when he had a fistful of her hair in his grasp, fully reminding him that he knew exactly what was under her clothes.

He shook his head at the thoughts. 'Inappropriate.' He chastised himself. That was the mother of his child he was thinking about! 'Wait, what?' He shook his head again. In most cases a man should be attracted to his child's mother, but this wasn't most cases. He didn't like her and she didn't like him. He was not allowed to be attracted to her and she was not allowed to be attracted to him.

Holding onto the woman's hand was a little Sesshomaru.

His hair was braided reaching down to the middle of his back. He was dressed in a red Iron Man shirt and a pair of dark jeans, accompanied with a pair of Avengers sneakers. The boy was jumping up and down, probably from excitement; his shoes lit up and flashed with each movement. He carried a small back pack, the contents of which were a mystery to Sesshomaru. What caught his attention, even more than the light up shoes was the neck brace wrapped around the boys neck. Sesshomaru's mother was going to just love that. Not.

Oh what a situation he was in!

He was surprised to see the woman carrying a car seat. Of course, he would need one to drive the child anywhere but it completely slipped his mind. He had a lot to learn.

"Daddy!" Kenichi ran up to car as it stopped a few feet near the curb.

Sesshomaru responded with a nod and small smile.

"Sesshomaru," Kagome said, lugging the large chair. "I'm guessing it's a no, but I'll ask anyways. Do you know how to install a car seat?"

The last thing he would ever do was admit to not knowing how to do something as simple as that. But he was not a liar either. So he shrugged.

"Yeah," Kagome said flatly. "Show me."

Sesshomaru nodded, it couldn't be that hard. Challenge accepted.

He shifted his gear selector to park and turned off his car. He gracefully exited the vehicle and walked around to the back passenger side. Kagome handed him the car seat and stepped back. He then opened the door and set it down. Then he saw the multiple belts hanging from it and just stared.

"Hn." He almost pouted.

"That's what I thought." Kagome said, letting small laugh out. 'Know it all.' "Let me take you through this step by step."

Sesshomaru moved to stand a bit away to watch as Kagome removed the contraption from his car.

"Okay," she started. "Kenichi," she looked at the small boy, "hold on to the car."

The child grabbed hold of the handle to the passenger door. "Okay!" he said.

"I do this," Kagome turned to look at Sesshomaru, "so that while I'm putting the seat in, he won't be running off anywhere, safety first."

Sesshomaru nodded. Impressed at her creative way to keep the child in check. He can distract himself by holding onto the car while she puts the seat in.

Then Kagome placed the seat in the car. "You take this seat belt," she said, holding the band out so he can see, "and you put it through this hole." She stepped back. "Here, you do it."

Sesshomaru nodded and did exactly as she instructed.

"Kay," she smiled, "now stick it through the hole directly across on the other side."

"Alright." He reached forward and did so. "Next?"

"Now you put it in the buckle," she heard the click and continued, "and then you're done."

Sesshomaru backed out from the car. "That's it?" He looked back from the seat, to her face, and then back to the seat. It seemed too easy.

"That's all," she confirmed as Kenichi walked around his father to climb into his chair. "The most difficult part is just adjusting the straps to fit him as he grows, but I'm not going to go through that now. I'll show some other time."

"Hn."

"Kenichi, show him how to buckle you in." She called out to the boy.

Sesshomaru watched the boy. He had two long straps, one in front of each arm which came together at a clip above his midsection. A little lower, each strap had a small metal hook. They both were inserted into a large buckle that was connected to a strap between his legs.

"That's all." The boy smiled at his father, proud of himself.

"Thank you for the demonstration." Sesshomaru gave the boy a small smile. Then he tugged at each belt to make sure they were secure.

Sesshomaru carefully closed the door and walked around the car as Kagome turned herself to check that everything had been fastened correctly. Once he was all set, she turned to face forward and put her own seatbelt on.

When Sesshomaru got in the car and turned it on Kagome stared at him, making the strangest face.

Before he could ask why she was looking at him weird he realized she wanted him to put his seatbelt on. He smirked, pulling the strap across his body and giving her a nod as he clicked it in. For all she knew, he was just messing with her. He made a mental note though, start wearing his seatbelt. Not because he wanted to listen Kagome, but to set a good example for his son.

"So," Kagome said, halfway frowning, "do we look good enough for your mom?" He couldn't help but smirk at her choice of words.

"You both are presentable." His answer was honest, and yet an understatement; Kagome looked more than good enough.

"Oh, thank you." That was all she said quietly, surprised at his answer. She had been expecting something condescending. 'Now I feel bad,' she thought. 'I shouldn't make him out to be such a bad guy. I mean he can't be that bad."

Her eyes made their way to his form as he concentrated on exiting the parking lot with no accidents. Sesshomaru was wearing dark jeans and a grey, fitted V-neck shirt with a large design on the right bottom area. His arm muscles appeared larger than they did the previous night. It must have been due to swelling from his recent work out.

'Yum.' Her thoughts made her gasp. 'Bad Kagome! Don't think like that!'

He heard her sharp intake of breath and looked over to her.

"Are you alright?" He asked, noticing that her face was suddenly red and her eyes were open wide.

"Me?" she pointed to herself, shaking her head profusely. "I'm fine." She turned her head to look out the window, thus ending any conversation they might have on the matter. Kagome couldn't believe she just checked Sesshomaru out, and almost got caught, and she actually liked what she'd seen! Sure he was textbook gorgeous, but all the things he said to her about being a dancer, and just his egoistical personality, the way he acted like he was above everyone; he wasn't her type.

Although, Kagome didn't really have a type. She was obsessed with Inuyasha as a teen, had a one night stand with Sesshomaru. Kagome could count on her two hands how many dates she'd had since having Kenichi. There had been eight dates with three men. Kagome went on four dates with a man named Paul, who she slept with; he was horrible in bed and the jerk had the nerve to break up with her after getting in her pants. Then she met up with her old friend from school, Hojo. After the third date and their first sexual encounter he had professed his love to her. Safe to say that scared her off. Then she went on a date with a guy who worked with Sango, his name was Ken. He seemed like a good guy but Kagome couldn't move past the fact that he shared a name with her son.

Every man she had ever met interested in being with her just didn't give her that feeling she had when she was infatuated Inuyasha, or the night Sesshomaru gave her their child. She needed a spark. She couldn't help but compare every guy she met to the man sitting beside her. Kagome didn't want to be with Sesshomaru, but she felt that if she was going to be with someone, that person would potentially be the stepfather of her child. She just didn't see anyone worthy enough. Hell, Sesshomaru wasn't even worthy enough in her eyes. But besides deserving to be in Kenichi's life, the man would be entering a broken family with Sesshomaru. The man beside her was handsome, intelligent, tough, successful, and wealthy. Any potential spouse would have to be able to confidently hold his own against Sesshomaru, and guys like that were hard to find.

Kagome could only imagine how intimidating and demeaning her child's father would be towards any guy she brought around.

Kagome sighed as she watched the passing scenery though the window. She was doomed to be alone.

The drive to Sesshomaru's mother's house was extremely long and awkward. It seemed as though the family had gotten over the previous night's arguing fiasco, but that didn't make anybody feel more comfortable. Well except for Kenichi at least, he was in heaven; he finally had his family. Just like on the movies, just like all the other kids. He had a mommy and a daddy. He was happy.

Sesshomaru and Kagome on the other hand, were not happy. They both avoided making eye contact with each other. Although, they both kept stealing glances at the other.

Why? Well, it seems that they both had come to the realization that the person in the other seat was going to be a permanent part of their life. They also were in complete denial about their attraction to each other. Although, for both, it was only in a physical aspect.

This was probably the first of many family car rides, and they weren't even a real family! Well they were, but Kagome and Sesshomaru weren't together. Time would tell what it'd be like when each had their own significant other to throw into the mixture. She could imagine the kind of women Sesshomaru was into, and it was the kind that she wouldn't get along with.

Kagome distracted herself from her thoughts by fiddling around with her cell phone. She did everything from read the news to looking at cat pictures online. She couldn't help but laugh at the "I need dis" cat meme.

Sesshomaru spared her a glance at her outburst. She stopped grinning and started blushing.

"Sorry." She said, looking out the window feeling like fool. If it were anyone else she'd show them the picture, but for some reason he didn't seem like the type to find LOLcat funny.

Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow at the odd woman and then turned his attention back to the road. Soon enough the houses started to get much bigger, signaling the arrival of his mother's area of town. They finally pulled into the driveway of a large brick house where Sesshomaru turned the car off with a sigh.

Kagome frowned at him. "Well if that's your reaction to being here how should I feel?" she asked.

He gave her a stale look. "I will do all the talking."

"That's fine by me," she snorted.

"Do not get sassy with her either. She is not a friendly woman." He turned his face away. "And I've never brought anyone to her before."

"Oh great." Kagome put her hand on her forehead. 'Now let's throw a kid in here too, see how that goes.'

The trio got out of the vehicle, Kagome helped Kenichi since getting out of the car seat slowed him down.

"Kagome," Sesshomaru called out to her as he met them on the passenger side of the vehicle, "things would go better without the neck brace."

Kagome pursed her lips together in thought. She didn't want to make anything more tense than it had to be.

"I guess," she said. What could it hurt?

"Kenichi," Sesshomaru turned to the boy, "leave your neck brace in the car."

The boy smiled and took it off, throwing it on the seat. He was glad to be rid of the thing.

Sesshomaru ran his hands over his body, removing the imaginary wrinkles in his shirt and jeans. Then he rolled his shoulders and took a deep breath.

"Follow me."

He led them up the stairs where he rang the doorbell. They waited patiently for a few moments before it opened and a beautiful woman scowled at Sesshomaru.

"It is about time you come to give me a visit."

"Hello to you too, mother." Sesshomaru frowned. Of course she would rather lament on his absence than be grateful for his presence.

She was going to continue her complaining about the length of time since he had last come to see her but then she noticed the woman standing beside him.

"How rude," she glared at her only son, "do you plan to introduce me to this girl, or am I expected to invite a stranger into my home?" Her arms crossed over her chest and she tilted her head upwards, her small chin jutting out. Sesshomaru was taller than her, but she somehow managed to look down on him anyways.

The woman was too quick to insult him. With narrowed eyes Sesshomaru spoke.

"Mother, this is Kagome." His hand waved from one woman to the other. "Kagome, this is my mother." Kagome bowed politely to the woman in front of her.

Then Sesshomaru surprised his mother by adding one more person to his introduction.

"And this is our son."

AN: I'd like to ask you to take a moment and google "I need dis" funniest cat meme ever. I don't know why but it is. I laugh every time I stumble upon it. So if you've never seen it, check it out. If you have, check it out again; you know you'll laugh.
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