Chapter 20

Kagome walked into the apartment and looked around. Sesshomaru was sitting on the couch on his laptop.

"You weren't in your business class today." He said as he looked up from his laptop.

"Sam ran into some problems today and I had to help her move."

"Why are you so close to that…. That hanyou?" He growled out. "They aren't exactly the best company. Plenty of us demons don't want to see hanyous."

Kagome sighed and shook her head. "Just because Sam is a hanyou doesn't mean you should tear her down for it. She is a great person to be around, and it's that kind of attitude that caused her to have to move in the first place. Robert beat her."

Sesshomaru harrumphed and went back to typing. "You should get started on your homework. We have to do a big project over what kind of company we want to have when we get out of college for our first assignment. It's due on Tuesday."

Kagome walked down the stairs. "Okay. I'll see you when I get done with my homework."

* * *

Inuyasha walked into his bedroom and plopped down on the couch. Kikyo was out somewhere doing something for her training, and to be frank, he didn't give a shit were she was. He sighed and flipped onto his stomach.

This stupid project is so fucking stupid. I don't want to be with Kikyo. She's just to demanding and too… preachy. I knew I didn't like what was going on when I found out I had a dorm with her. He growled as he flipped onto his back. Sam. He thought about the girl he had met three days ago on his way to art class. I wish I hadn't screwed up my chance of getting to know her when I almost destroyed her laptop. He sighed and got up. Maybe I could get Headmaster Chi to change it to were Sam was my roommate.

"Inuyasha?" Kikyo poked her head into his room.

"Didn't I tell you to knock when you came in bitch?" He growled angrily as he flipped over to face her.

She glared at him in cold fury. "I thought I told you that you should show me more respect!" She closed the door and stomped off into her room.

Inuyasha smirked and walked out of his room. "I'm going out Kikyo." He growled as he pulled on his jacket.

She didn't answer.

* * *

Sam sat the picture of her mother onto the nightstand next to her bed. Thank you Headmaster Chi. She thought as she walked out of the room. I'm glad I have something to show me how my mother looked. She picked up her laptop and began to type the short story that she had to finish for her creative writing class. It was due Monday, but she wanted to have it finished before the weekend started.

The doorbell went off as Sam finished another paragraph of her short story. She sighed and got up. Who could that be? She wondered as the bell went off again.

"I'm coming! I'm coming!" She yelled as she walked over to the door. When she opened it, she was shocked to see Inuyasha standing out on the porch.

"That's what she said." Inuyasha said with a smirk. "I was… um… in the area and I…" He scratched the back of his head and looked away. "I wanted to apologize again about your laptop."

Sam shrugged. "Don't worry about it Inuyasha." She smiled. "You didn't have to come over here to just apologize about my laptop… again."

He shrugged. "Can… Can I come in?" He stuttered. "It's getting kind of cold out and I don't want to catch a cold."

"Sure Inuyasha." She said softly as she opened the door and let him inside.

* * *

Kikyo walked out of her room and looked around. Now where did that boy go? She thought as she scanned the area. Maybe I should stop by and check on Kagome and Sesshomaru… She smiled and pulled her jacket on. Besides, I need to get out of the dorm anyway.

She walked outside of the dorm room and into the main hall. Many people where hanging out downstairs in the wreck room playing pool and watching TV. Some of the couples that were paired up due to the project where making out on the couch. She smiled as she heard a few people mutter about how they needed to get a room.

She walked out of building and looked around. It was six thirty and the sun was beginning to set. She began to walk towards the apartment division. Just before she reached the division though, she found Inuyasha's car parked in front of a small house. She growled.

What is he doing at this place? She thought angrily as she walked up to the front door of the apartment.

* * *

Sam couldn't believe that Inuyasha had come over to talk to her. She was sitting across from him in a recliner.

"Sam," Inuyasha said after looking up from the book he was holding. "Can I ask you something?"

"You just did, so why not?"

"What happened to you? I mean…. You've got this big bruise on your face and…. Not to be rude… but I was just…" Inuyasha stuttered and looked away nonchalantly. "I mean I was just wondering what caused that bruise on your face."

Sam absentmindedly reached for the bruise on her face. "Robert Wolfgang, my er… partner in the project, beat me up." She shivered. "He hates hanyous."

Inuyasha looked at her in shock. "Why would somebody do that?!" He growled angrily and dug his hands into the chair. "He deserves to be beat for doing something like that."

Sam stared at him. "You would do that?" She gave him a questioning look. "All because he beat me?"

Inuyasha looked away. "Yeah, I would." He said as he turned away. "Nobody deserves to be hurt just because they are something they didn't have any say in."

Sam nodded. "You really are a nice guy Inuyasha."

Somebody started pounding on the door. Inuyasha froze and growled. "Kikyo." He sighed. "Don't show yourself okay? She knows I'm here and that's all she needs to know."

Sam nodded and walked to her room. "I'll be in my room then. If you have to leave don't worry about me."

He nodded. "It was great getting to know you Sam." He paused and walked for the door. "I wish I could have gotten you as my dorm partner." He added softly and opened the door as she disappeared. "Hello Kikyo." He folded his arms. "What do you want?"

"I want to know why your car is here." She glared at him. "And who are you here with."

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "Listen here, this is the Headmaster's house. I have to deal with listening to her tell me not to fight with people okay. Now I have to get back to being lectured Kikyo." He began to close the door. "I'll be back at the dorm soon." He shut the door and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Nosy bitch." He growled.

Sam walked out of her room and looked at Inuyasha. "Are you going out with her?"

He shook his head no. "She acts like it, but I've never asked her out or vice versa."

Sam nodded and blushed. "So now what?"

"I'm going to kick Robert's ass after I'm done with talking to you."

Sam raised her eyebrows and folded her arms over her chest. "You don't need to get into anymore trouble today Inuyasha."

"Try and convince me otherwise." He said in a low voice.

* * *

Kagome curled up next to Sesshomaru on the couch and smiled. "So what do you plan on doing?" She asked as she toyed with his shirt.

He stoked her hair. "Nothing tonight Kags." He replied. "We are just going to chill and hang out tonight."

She kissed him. "Oh, okay then."

Sesshomaru closed his eyes and held her close. "I'm just not in the mood to do anything tonight."

Kagome nodded. "Okay Sesshomaru." She tilted her head and listened for a few seconds. "Kikyo's here."

Sesshomaru growled. "Is my bastard brother with her."

Kagome shook her head no. "She seems to be a little pissed actually."

Sesshomaru got up as Kagome walked over to the door and opened it.

"Hello Kagome." Kikyo said as she looked at her cousin.

"What do you want Kikyo?"

"I wanted to know if you would come with me to work on my archery."

Kagome narrowed her eyes at her. "Last time I came with you to work on your archery, I was the target. Remember that cousin?"

"That was over seven years ago Kagome." Kikyo replied quickly.

"I don't trust you." She growled out and went to shut the door.

Kikyo stopped the door. "Wait!" She looked at her cousin pleadingly. "Will you come have dinner with me then?" She sighed. "I want to talk to you about Inuyasha. He's been acting weird lately and I trust your advice."

Kagome glared at her. "Last time I checked you didn't give two shits about what I thought. Goodbye Kikyo." She closed the door and looked at Sesshomaru. "I hate her."

"Did she seriously shoot at you when she was younger?" He asked as he walked towards the stairs.

Kagome nodded. "She practically tried to kill me when I was fifteen." She growled angrily. "That was not seven years ago." She sighed. "I could have forgiven her if it had been that long ago, but it was four years ago not seven."

Sesshomaru nodded. "I'll be back." He said as he walked up the stairs.

Kagome nodded. "Okay Sesshomaru."

* * *

Sam leaned against the couch arm and looked over at Inuyasha. "So what do you have planned to do Inuyasha?"

He shrugged. "I didn't have anything planned, but I can always change that and go out somewhere with you."

She smiled. "Are you trying to ask me out on a date?"

He looked away and smiled. "Yes, I am."

She smiled. "Well where would you plan on going?"

"Somewhere nice to eat, an expensive restaurant maybe?"

Sam looked at him and shrugged. "Why not, but wouldn't I need an expensive dress?" She looked away. "Edna and I aren't exactly upper class citizens back home and I definitely don't have any money for something expensive."

* * *

"We're going out?!" Kagome looked at the suit Sesshomaru was in and then back at her blouse. "There is no way we could… I don't have a dress or anything to change into for an expensive restaurant."

Sesshomaru sighed and looked down at her. "We'll go get one okay? I just want to go and eat out for once." He looked in the direction of the kitchen. "Somebody's calling me. I'll be right back." He said as he walked off.

Kagome waited and sat down on the couch. I can't afford a dress. She thought as she looked down at her blouse.

Sesshomaru walked back into the living room. "That was my stupid half brother and your friend. He wants to go out with her to the same restaurant we are going to." He looked away. "I can't believe I agreed to it, but we are going to go shopping to get you and Samantha a dress." He pinched the bridge of his nose. "The things I do for my little half blooded bastard of a brother."

"You hate him? Yet you're doing this for him?" Kagome folded her arms over her chest. "Are you crazy?"

"Nope." He opened the door. "I'm only doing this for your friend." He said as he began to walk out. "She needs to have somebody who cares for her. That and it was nice to have my brother beg me to come with him so that way he doesn't screw everything up. Since we're going there anyway, I agreed."

"So where are we going?"

"First we are going to pick up my brother and your friend and then we shall go out to dinner." Sesshomaru opened the door for her to get in and closed it. When he got into the car he started it and turned to Kagome. "Then we are going to get you and Sam a dress each." He kissed her.

Kagome smiled. "Okay Sesshomaru."

They were at Sam's place within five minutes. Inuyasha was wearing a black suit with a red tie. Sam stood by and looked at the Ferrari in amazement.

"So this is the surprise." Sam whispered as he opened the back door for her.

"Not really Samantha." Inuyasha said and closed the door. He got into the car. "So where are we going to go to get the dresses?"

Sam stared at him then up front to see who Inuyasha was talking to. Her mouth dropped when she saw Kagome and Sesshomaru. "If somebody told me that this would have happened last week I would have laughed so hard." She mumbled.

Kagome turned around and smiled. "Well that doesn't matter now Sam."

Sesshomaru turned to Inuyasha. "We'll have to wait and see."

* * *

Kikyo walked back to her dorm alone sadly. She walked into the dorm and growled. What is taking him so long to get back to the dorm? She thought as she walked into her bedroom. What if he was lying to me? She quickly turned around and walked into Inuyasha's bedroom.

She dug around the room and searched for his room. When she didn't find anything in the bedroom or in his closet, he opened his laptop and turned it on. The password screen pulled up and Kikyo glared at it. Let's see if this is going to be as easy as I think it will be. She quickly tried many different passwords before the last one opened up the computer. Jeez, he uses the same password for everything. She pulled up OneNote and searched the notes for information.

She searched everywhere on his computer to see if he had anything that could incriminate him. She pulled up his art portfolio and searched through it. One picture stood out more than any of the others. There was a picture of Samantha that had wings on it. Kikyo growled at the caption below it. Angelic Fire. The caption fit the picture to a T, but that wasn't what pissed Kikyo off.

The picture that pissed her off was of Sam. Inuyasha seemed to have been working with the picture for some time on Photoshop because it had been changed from the outline Kikyo had found on the floor. The outline didn't make Kikyo blink an eye because it could have been anybody, but after the he had done the picture on Photoshop, the picture resembled Sam. Kikyo stared at it in resentment.

The girl was drawn in such detail that it seemed like Inuyasha had watched everything about her from the color of her fiery green eyes to the curliness of her dark red blond hair. A halo was added to the top of her head. The look she had on her face was a smile, but there was something about the expression on her face that showed she had an inner fire to her that nobody could see. Kikyo slammed the laptop shut and walked out of the room. The boy is going to get it when he gets home.

* * *

Sesshomaru and Inuyasha smirked when Kagome and Sam walk out into the main room. Sam was wearing a dark blue dress that vaguely fit to her curvy frame and flared out at her waist. The dress was strapless. Kagome had grabbed a spaghetti strap that was red and had rhinestones on the strap that went into a design at the very top of the breasts. The dress didn't exactly fit her frame because it had a bit of an hourglass shape to it. It Sam took one look at Inuyasha and then back at Kagome.

"Well I don't know what you guys are thinking, but I think that Kagome and I should flip dresses." She looked at Kagome. "What do you think?"

Kagome looked down at her dress then over at Sam. "We should switch them because the red dress matches Inuyasha's tie and the blue matches Sesshomaru's."

Sesshomaru and Inuyasha nodded as the two girls retreated back into the dressing rooms.

"So what did you think of the dresses?" Sesshomaru asked as they waited for the girls to return.

"I think Sam is right. The blue one would fit Kagome's curves a lot better and the red one has the perfect shape to fit her hourglass form." Inuyasha commented. "Besides, the two would look better with the dress that matches their mates ties."

"Mates?" Sesshomaru looked at Inuyasha with a raised eyebrow.

"I said dates." Inuyasha countered.

"No you said mates."

"Well if I did I meant dates." He looked away angrily. "Why would I call Samantha my mate?"

"Because you like her little brother." He said simply. "Why else would you say mates instead of dates?"

"Because I made an honest mistake. Why else would I say it?"

Sesshomaru turned away. "Yeah sure, I'll pretend that's real."

Inuyasha harrumphed and looked at the entryway to the dressing rooms. "I wonder what's taking those two so long."

"You honestly do not know much about girls do you?" Sesshomaru rolled his eyes. "Why am I stuck with the stupid bastard of a brother?" He asked to no one in particular.

Inuyasha growled at him and waited. "I have never gone shopping with a woman excuse me."

Kagome was the first on out with the dark blue dress. She turned around and smiled. "It fits perfectly!" She smiled at Sesshomaru and hugged him. "I'm going to change back into my clothes."

"No, you don't have to do that." Sesshomaru said simply. "I'll buy the dresses right now if they let me, and I believe that they will. I'll be right back, you wait for your friend and keep an eye on my brother." He said as he walked away to find the manager of the store.

Inuyasha gasped when he saw Sam walk out of the dressing room. Her eyes brightened as she smiled at him.

"Well what do you think of the dress?" Sam said as she twirled around to show the front and back of it.

"It's beautiful Samantha." Inuyasha smiled.

Kagome looked at Sam then back at Inuyasha. "You bring out the best in people from the looks of it Sam." She folded her arms and smiled at her. "I could have sworn that Inuyasha was a much bigger jerk than this."
Sam blushed and looked away. "I should probably change…"

"No need for changing" Sesshomaru said as he walked up to Kagome. "I already paid for them. The manager is on his way now to take the tags off for us."

"That's perfect." Kagome hugged him. "Thanks Sesshomaru."

"No problem."

The manager took the tags off and escorted the group out of the store. They walked out to the car and drove off towards the restaurant.

"So why are we going out to eat anyway? I mean, if you both must have had reservations or something."

Sesshomaru looked back over at Inuyasha. "Well you see, our father, Inu-Taisho, wanted us to meet with him and discuss business, and I wanted to take you with me. That's why I am dealing with Inuyasha coming with us with a date." Sesshomaru pulled up and got out of the car. He opened the door for Kagome and waited for her to get out while Inuyasha did the same for Sam. Sesshomaru handed the keys to the chauffer. They walked inside to see Mr. Taisho waiting for them. He looked at his boys and smiled.

"Well I see that you two finally brought dates to this monthly get together." He looked at Sam and Kagome. "I'm Inu-Taisho."

"I'm Kagome." Kagome shook his hand.

"You must be Sesshomaru's date." He smiled. "And who is this fine young lady."

Sam blushed and looked at Inu-Taisho. "I'm Samantha." She shook his hand.

"A beautiful name for a beautiful hanyou." He smiled.

Sam blushed and went back to standing at Inuyasha's side.

The hostess walked over to them . "Hello I'm Sophia and I will be your hostess for the night. Would you want a table or a booth?"

"A nice secluded table will work if you please." Inu-Taisho said to her.

Sophia nodded and took them to a table that was in a room with nobody else in it. "Here you go. A waitress will be here to take your orders soon." She smiled and walked away.

Sesshomaru sat down next to Kagome and looked at the menu. Inu-Taisho sat down in a chair by himself and looked at Sam and Inuyasha as they sat down.

"So how is everything at Lansford?" Inu-Taisho asked.

"It's been going well, but we have only been in school for a week."

"I meant, how is the project going?" He looked at the girls. "These girls must be your roommates.

Sam blushed and looked away from the table. "I'm not." She whispered softly.

Inu-Taisho looked at Inuyasha with a raised eyebrow. "Oh really, why are you and Inuyasha on this date then?"

"He asked me too, and because I agreed to go." Sam shrugged. "Why else would I be here." She looked away in embarrassment. Inuyasha put his arm around her.

"I don't want to be with Kikyo, she wants too much attention all the time, and besides, it's easier for me to talk to Sam. She's got a way with words that I can't explain."

The waitress walked up. "Hello, I'm Naomi and I shall be your waitress for the night, my I start you off with an appetizer or drink?"

The group ordered their drinks and returned to talking. To Sam's relief, the conversation took a turn away from why she wasn't Inuyasha's roommate.

The night continued on a positive note as they got their food and ate. The boys talked business with their father as Kagome and Sam talked to each other about school and what life had in store for them outside of college. They ended the date after desert and walked back out to the car. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru were happy to leave, but Kagome and Sam where reluctant to leave the fancy restaurant behind.

AN: Wow ten pages and 3,761 words, this has been my longest chapter yet. Review and tell me what you think, and now, as promised, here is the Summary to Wolf's Bane. If you like it and want to read more, the story will be posted tonight or tomorrow. Talicka

Wolf's Bane

Summary: Nikko Onikou is a full blooded wolf demoness who feels out of place because she has the ears of a wolf like a hanyou would. She also has a long black tail that makes her feel out of place (I know, this is not how it works in the show or comic, full blooded demons don't have ears, but some of them do have tails. I thought it was an interesting idea to toy with.). Confused about who she is she leaves her home in the eastern mountains. On her soul searching journey, she meets the western heir, Sesshomaru, Kagome, a young priestess, and an actual hanyou, Inuyasha, who needs to learn where he belongs. Kagome is returning to the past after high school, and is surprised to see that the world has changed. Demons are hiding themselves even more since she left, and many more hunters like Sango are around to exterminate them. What happens when she runs into Nikko and the western heir, Sesshomaru? Will Nikko be able to find out who she is or will Sesshomaru end her life before she even has the chance?And what the hell happened to Inuyasha while Kagome was gone?

It's an Action/Romance and I'm still trying to work out if it is going to be a Sess/Kag or a Ses/OC. What do you guys think it should be?