Forbidden Boundary

Chapter 1. Prologue

Summary: As I hold his hands, I feel the heat. But undeniably, I'm still ocean aparts from him." Kagome Higurashi has come to realize how her relationship with her bestfriend has changed over the course of her life. SxK

As I hold his hands, I can't help but tighten my grasp. He's so unreachable... He looks at me inquiringly,

"Whats wrong?" I stiffen and smile.

"Nothing, its just that I haven't spent time with you in like weeks. You know, I just miss you." I said as if trying to convince myself. Who am I kidding?

Sesshoumaru looked at me and laughed. "I bet your insecure again, thats why your acting all protective. How many times do I have to tell you, you're my only best friend! Plus, having more than one bestfriend just contradicts the name of "best-friends."

I growled slightly at him,

"So your saying your being friends with me plainly because you think that would contradict a rule in english!" I huffed a bit. Why the hell am I so worked up about? He has work, thats why we don't get to see each other so often.

He merely laughed and held my heads toward to his chest, hugging me gently.

"I feel like your the possesive boyfriend, fawning over the girlfriend. Hey cheer up," he lifted my chin up and my eyes met his.

"I'll make it up to you. Dinner with yours truly at 7:00 tonight alright?" I nodded as I burrowed my face back into his chest. He laughed and gave my hair a good ruffle. What he did next took me by surprise.

He kissed my forehead lightly.

"I have to go now, but I'll send a car to pick you up tonight okay?" With that, he gave an apologetic smile and walked away.

Damn it! Damn that man to hell! I wanted to cry, to scream, and yell. Why is he so nice to me? Everytime he does something like that... it gives me fucking hope! That... that there could be something more... I always knew Sesshoumaru's feelings for me are platonic but with me, that fluttering feeling never goes away when we get intimate with each other. Your his bestfriend, kissing you on the forehead means nothing. He has has fucking girlfriend for christ's sake!

I knew it. I always knew. And thats what hurted the most.

Just because I'm his best friend, there's nothing more I can have.

Just because I'm his bestfriend I can call him and telling him everything.

Just because I'm his bestfriend he tells me I'm special.

Just because I'm his bestfriend he makes sure nobody hurts me.

All along, we were forever apart. I met him when I was young. Young, innocent, and naive.

-Flashback-

"Hello students, welcome to the first day of kindergarten, call me Saya-sensei!" A woman in her mid-thirties said to us.

The group of munchkins beamed at her with toothy grins while the teacher smiled back.

"Right now, we're going to have some fun time okay?" With a warm smile, she led us to the play area which consisted of small slides and a pool of plastic balls. As everybody rushed over, I was a little slower than everybody else. When I was about to sprint to catch up, I saw a boy that looked kind of lonely.

I smiled at him, "Hi, my name is Kagome, how about you?"

He was a bit shorter than me then but his pale silver hair was longer than mine by an inch. His golden eyes were rare but definitely beautiful.

He stared at me a while before going, "I don't talk to girls," I frowned at his reaction.

"Oh… But we could still be friends…plus, my oka-san says that I act like a little boy." I offered trying to make him feel better. He wrinkled his nose but looked at me cutely,

"I guess… that's okay then. Half-boys are okay..." I smiled a big grin and took his hand in mine,

"What is your name?"

"Sesshoumaru…" I beamed,

"Well Sesshoumaru-chan, I'm Kagome." I took his hands and ran. A small smile crept up his face and I giggled,

"I saw that!"

-Flashback Finish-

I remember, afterwards, we would go everywhere together. Every day after school, I would go to his house and watch T.V. Occasionally, I'll even fall asleep on the couch. How I met his parents still remains fresh in my memory…

-Flashback-

"Kagome?" Sesshoumaru's voice rang out,

"Yup Sesshy-kun?" It was a few weeks after we met when he first decided to invite me to his house.

"Do you want to come to my house today? My mommy and daddy said yes already," he says cutely.

I beamed at him and nodded my head.

"I'm a lucky girl to have you!" We hugged each other happily; there were no such things as awkwardness then, it was just pure, happy friendship.

That day after school, we got to his home through the school bus and when we arrived, I was ecstatic.

Sesshoumaru and I held hands while we skipped happily to the front door. When we got in after Sesshoumaru finally found his keys, there were two people sitting in the living room already waiting for us.

One of them was a beautiful lady who had a warm smile on her face. Sesshoumaru ran to the woman and jumped into her arms. They embraced each other while I didn't really know what to do. However, the man who was sitting beside the woman motioned for me to go over. I squealed lightly and walked over. The man had silver hair just like Sesshoumaru and he had a gentle look on his face.

"Hello, you must be Kagome," I smiled at him brightly. He chuckled a low laugh and continued,

"I could see why my son wanted to be friends with you! You're bright and happy, a good contrast." The woman beside the man smiled and patted me on the head.

"I'm Sesshoumaru's mom, and this is his dad, Inu Taisho." Her voice soft and angelic; just like a typical mother. She was my role model then; a beautiful woman with a nice personality. Everything I wanted to be.

"Why don't you and Sesshoumaru go upstairs and play? I'll prepare you two some snacks!" She nodded at us approvingly and stood up.

Sesshoumaru and I looked at each other and smile mischievously.

"I'll race you!" he said happily and took off,

I pouted, "Hey! That wasn't fair!" Then I ran after him and tried to tackle him, which gave me a huge bump on my head as I fell…while taking Sesshoumaru with me!

"Owwie!" Both of us said as we held our heads. We could hear his parents laughing… and before long, we were drowned in a pool of laughter.

-Flashback Ends-

I sighed as I looked through my wardrobe trying to find a suitable dress. Knowing Sesshoumaru, he'll probably take me to some fancy French restraunt. Grabbing a few dresses, I looked at the mirror and frowned slightly. This is when I wish I had a girl to give me advice... Being bestfriends with a guy is awfully sweet, but at the same time extremely annoying. No comforting girl-talks, no "oh-my-god he's so cute!" squeals, and stuff like that.

Finally, I decided on a simple black dress. It was a halter and reached around knee length. Every girl has their "simple black dress" and it was mine. Putting it on, I walked to the mirror and combed my hair. If my hair was anything as soft as Sessh's, I would die. A dab of powder, blue eye-shadow, and lip-gloss made me as good as new. Satisfied I looked at the clock. 6:50. Ahh, knowing Sesshoumaru the ride's probably already here. As I walked out the door, I couldn't help but feel a foreboding feeling about dinner.

A man around his fifties welcomed me to the limousine and held our the door for me.

"Miss Higurashi, Taisho-sama has sent us to pick you up." I smiled at the butler for I knew him well. He was Ryo, a man who has served the Taisho families since he was a child.

"Thank you Ryo-san," I nodded as I stepped into the car. Ah, the luxury of Sesshoumaru. He and his money... I was never rich to begin with; I came from a middle-class family that raised their daughter to not depend on material goods.

As I watch the blur of buildings and lights flash outside the car, I couldn't help but notice my reflection from the window. I'm no longer the little girl that held your hands and ran carefreely Sesshoumaru. I've changed into a woman... but when are you going to see me for who I am? I'm no fool. I know he doesn't see me as a woman. I'll forever be that little girl that held us hands. I smiled bitterly.

Who knew that our friendship was the only thing blinding the man I've been in love with from seeing me as a grown woman.

Or so I thought.

Author's Notes:

Chapter 1 is up! The next chapter will be on its way once Passion is update! So what do you think?