**Mmmhmm...not as well written as i would have liked, especially the part about Aska and Takeshi ...i was SO totally uninspired...But me thinks Sesshoumaru's so cute in here ^__^

Arrgghh writter's block!!! Pleeaassee give me ideas!! I NEED IDEAASSSS............!!!!

Ok another thing...do you peeps want me to actually write a prequel to this story, about how Kagome and Sesshoumaru got hooked up, or do you want to read about it as you go along??? Tell me what you think i'm open to all suggestions =**



EYES ON ME
-Chapter 5-

It seemed suspiciously peaceful as Aska walked up the granite path leading to her high school. She was late, needless to say, but she would have thought that a mere hour would normally seem insignificant to her school's perpetual late-comers. This time however, was a first. The usual frantic scurrying and shuffling of feet racing to the school gates before they shut, and the cries of protests as student leaders took down names, had all vanished without a trace. Come to think of it, even the usual group of overtly-diligent student leaders who seemed bent on ridding the school of offenders were missing in action for once.

"I couldn't have missed a school holiday could I?" Aska muttered as she paused in her steps, straining her eyes to make out any trace of life behind those wire fences. There was none. Frowning, she broke into a brisk trot towards the huge, almost ancient iron gate, which had been left open as if to welcome someone or something.

"Oh! Isn't that Takeshi...whatever guy coming today?" The thought seemed to pop into her head out of nowhere. She turned automatically around to look behind her. So does this mean that he had arrived already, was on his way here, or...

Just as the thought entered her head, she caught sight of a bright flash of light in the horizon. Almost mesmerized, she watched as a sleek, silver car, its well polished body gleaming proudly in the warm morning sunshine, rolled into view. It's a freaking rolls-royce limousine, she thought in open mouthed awe. Even before she knew it, the car had enlarged in size considerably, and was well on its way towards her.

She gave a tiny shriek, jumping out of the path just as the the majestic vehicle sped past her, barely missing her by a few inches and spewing a string of vulgarities.

"Hey!" She exclaimed as a bald head, almost as shiny as the car itself, popped out of a window and shook a fist at her. "Take those damn sunglasses off if you cant see will ya!" She cried out in irritation.This was probably that Takeshi guy's car, needless to say. Celebrities...think they own the world or something.

The next thing she knew, the car had pulled back, right in front of her. My isn't today filled with surprises she thought with slight mirth even as the back door opened and a man clad a grey suit slid elegantly out. Silently, she watched as the man straightened himself before her. And then she swooned. Well, not literally of course.

She finally realised why Reira, of all people, had ditched her usually composed self and went all batty because of Takeshi whatever. If indeed, this was the celebrity in question.

He was tall, dark and handsome. Mildly speaking. Soft black hair swept casually from his face the blond streaks bringing out his healthy bronze tan, thick, dark eyebrows that were so stunningly masculine, sexy single-lidded eyes. His face was long and chiselled, making him look actually like one of those manga characters from Saito Chiho's shoujo comics.

As she watched the mischievous dimples on his face, she realised that he was smiling at her. A warm, lop-sided smile, carrying more than a hint of cheekiness. His arms were folded as he peered down at her, regarding her almost curiously.

"¡ªyou alright?"

Aska blinked, snapping back to reality. "Oh! Ye-yea. I'm fine..." She jerked her head towards the silent school. "They're...expecting you I suppose?" She asked rather bluntly, as if she had known him for a very long time already.

Grinning endearingly back at her, he dropped an arm casually across her shoulder, guiding her towards the car. From the corner of her eye, she caught the bald driver scowling at her.

"C'mon, I'll give you a lift shall I? To compensate for almost eh...knocking you down."

But instead of accepting his offer, Aska hurriedly ducked and shrugged his arm off, retreating a few feet away from him.

"N-no thanks," she declined awkwardly. Handsome as he was, she would rather have deprived herself of his celebrity status then face the wrath of hundreds of jealous school girls. Spinning sharply on her heels, she marched, rather determinedly, towards the gate.

Behind her, keen, dark eyes stared thoughtfully as the long-awaited guest rubbed his knuckles against his stubble-covered chin.

***

Leaning back against the black goatskin leather armchair, Sesshoumaru massaged his throbbing temple with his thumb and second finger. In front of him, the computer whirred quietly, casting a slight blue light against his handsome face, illuminating the otherwise dark study room. It had been at least 70 hours since Sesshoumaru had sat down there trying to 'conquer' this wretched machine, and he was mildly pleased with the results. Once again, he marvelled reluctantly at the vast and rapid improvements human kind had made in the past hundred years. Of course a hundred years ago, he had only barely set foot on this place, his motive being to exterminate a particularly pesky youkai traitor who had escaped to this realm.

So now here he was, Great Youkai lord of the West, equipped not just with Taiyoukai strength and speed and abilities, but with the human knowledge he required to survive and more, barely within 3 days. Smirking, he crossed his arms with a triumphant look on his face, as if he had just defeated the Taiyoukai of the East.

Gingerly taking hold of the coffee mug that had sat next to him untouched, he pressed the cold, unfamiliar surface to his mouth and took a sip...

"Bleah!"

And spitted out all the contents over the computer screen.

A slight frown crossing his impassive (and coffee stained) lips, he set the inconspicuously vile container down on the table. Well...perhaps not all human knowledge. But enough.

Sighing, he shifted his icy cold gaze to the thin shaft of paper resting on the black stainless steel computer-table. A gentle, familiar warm smile greeted him, staring at him from a corner of that piece of paper that contained valuable information. Information about his Kagome.

Clawed fingers reaching out and grasping the piece of paper gently as if it were some priceless treasure map, he poured through the contents for the hundredth time.

"Kohago Girls Baseball Club

Member No. 256
Member since: 05/06/02

Full-name: Shinzaki Aska
Date Of Birth: December 1st 1983
Blood-type: B+
Family members: Father, Yoji Shinzaki (46), mother Kaneko Ajimoto (42), sister Chisa Shinzaki (12)
Current Residence: 10-22 Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0072, Japan
Current Educational Premise: Yamato Senior High School
Medical history: Suffered from temporary amnesia from 'unknown date' to 25/08/01
Health level: Fit
... "

It was Kagome. He would be damned if he couldn't recognise the girl that had been in his mind for more than 500 years, ever since he had met her in the Sengoku Era. No other girl would have such a radiance around her, even in a photograph. He would have recognized her even if she, Kami-sama forbid, had turned into ashes. And yet he was baffled by the information that had followed... Why was her name stated as 'Shinzaki Aska'?

Tapping his talons against the tabletop almost thoughtfully, he pondered over the strange discovery.

There were a few possibilites...one, the computer had provided the wrong information. Two, she had adopted a new name. And three, this Shinzaki Aska...wasn't her at all. But if it wasn't his Kagome...then who? A reincarnation of Kagome perhaps? He remembered that once, Kagome had told him with such pain etched into her voice, about Inuyasha's wench, a miko bitch, whom Kagome was supposedly reincarnated from. "Bah, there's no such thing as reincarnation." He remembered retorting haughtily, even though his heart was aching for her. She had seemed so alone, so insecure...and he had resented that bitch and Inuyasha for causing her so much hurt...

No, he decided. Kagome's soul was strong, so strong that it would and never ever could be replaced by anybody else. It was so unique in its very aura, there would never be a second Kagome. And even if there were, she would never replace his Kagome.

Crushing the white piece of paper in his palm, he tossed it into the wastepaper basket on the floor beside him without a second glance. He, Sesshoumaru, would uncover the truth, his own way.

***

Aska sighed for the umpteenth time, her chin cupped daintedly in her palm as she stared on at the compere, who was droning on and on and on and on about Takeshi-whatever. Yea, she had to admit that he was one handsome actor, but he wasn't that great...was he?? She glanced at Reira beside her. The girl was absolutely smitten, as with the 800 strong female commitee in Yamato. Judging from the sea of ponytails and cute bobs and long wavy hair before her anyway.

Shifting uncomfortably on the chair, her eyes rolled up at the gym ceiling. It had almost been two hours already...Takeshi had sang, cracked jokes, played games with compere, so when was he going to leave already? She did have better things to do than to sit here and...

"--invite Aska-san of class 4/4, to step right next to Takeshi-san!" A loud voice suddenly boomed into her consciousness.

Eyes snapping wide open suddenly, she sat up rod-straight on her seat.

And before she knew it, she had already been whisked on stage and was now standing right next to Takeshi, again.

"--and Takeshi-san would like to take this opportunity--"

My god...

"--almost knocking you down outside the school gate! Ha ha ha! Isn't that funny??"

It was horrifying. No...when you were stared at with dagger -like glares by almost the whole population of Takeshi-crazy female students, it was worse than horrifying. She could almost hear the entire gymnasium hissing with malicious comments. Why is it always me??? She groaned inwardly, wishing that she could just crawl behind the gigantic couch she was sitting on and hide there for the rest of her life. At least, in Yamato High.

In fact, she was so petrified that she did the unthinkable.

"Ehh...I'm sorry but I 'm running late for an appointment I gotta go now gomenasai sayonara!" And with that, she flew off the stage, somehow managing to make it out of the freezing cold gymnasium unscathed.

***

"I want that girl." He stated simply, long legs crossed casually as he lounged in the principal's priced velvetine couch.

"Ka-Kaneshiro-san...I'm afraid that would not be very feasible!" The principal, Mr Torojima, sputtered in a rather undignified manner. "She is merely a student from our humble school!"

Takeshi picked up a crystal paperweight from Torojima's desk and measured its weight on his palm, hefting it from one hand to the other. "And why not? She attracts me." He paused, studying the expensive gleaming object in his hand. "You would not wish to offend my father, would you Torojima?"

Tugging at his collar nervously, Torojima felt the beads of perspiration forming on his temple, despite the cool breeze that was blowing in his direction from the air-conditioning. "It-it is against our school's policy, Kaneshiro-san..." he stated in a feeble attempt to hold his own stand.

The tall, lean actor snorted, eyes narrowing as he disregarded Torojima's statement. "I've made up my mind." He leaned forward, his disarming smile almost, but not quite, disguising the dangerous glint in his jet black eyes. "And nothing, Torojima, is going to stop me."

-end chapter 5-


-Reviews Corner-

**Hello folks! Ehh i couldn't churn up a new chapter so soon (actually i have but its still being processed!) and i thought i should clarify some stuff u peeps have been asking!

Btw, i would like to thank each one of you sweeties for all ur reviews! I've been going through a pretty rough patch these few days, (just broke up with my ex) but when i saw your reviews they really brightened up my day and left a big smile on my face! So thank you all and i love you!!**

-chap 3-

[Naatz] - You really think so?? gee thanx! *blushes and swirls hair around finger. Wait a minute. I don't got no long hair =_=*

[Celyia] - Wooh i'm starting to feel like i'm in a sauna...the pressure!! Lol kidding *half neway* "...You've captured Kagome's personality and yet added just enough of a difference to remind us that she's not exactly the same *person* that Kagome was..."==OOoOooO you noticed!! ^__^ Thanks a billion trillion gazillion!!!
Yea I love the fact that Aska thinks Sesshoumaru's a woman too!!! HEeheheHeh imagine the scenarios they'll be getting into in the future!! *wiggles eyebrows*
Well i was intending to make Sesshoumaru a tad more vulnerable (hopefully appealing to the bulk of female audiences out there ne? *winks*) than usual o_______o.

[Lyn/Lin] - Heeyy come on~~~ energy zai shi fang~~~ hehe! sorry dat just reminded me of a chinese song!!

-chap4-

[Kikiki] - HAI HAI!!!

[ *blank* ] - *blinks* was i being offensive? i'm gay too, so i was actually writing it from a rather *affectionate-poking-fun-of* point of view. Also, i was keeping in mind the typical asian culture, in which homosexuality is still pretty much of a taboo, to those who aren't 'involved', ie aska and reira. If you've read manga and such, reactions like these r a pretty everyday thing ^___^
Also, 'sicko' wasn't realy referring to the gay part...rather, it was about aska's day dreamings and weird illusions and stuff. I'm terribly sorry if i put it across the wrong way! *blames her crappy sense of penmanship*
Well anyway, thank you sosososo much for liking the plot and Aska!! I was worried that the audience might not accept her as a new character (even though she's actually kagome in a sense! Oops! *claps hand to mouth*)

[phoebemoon] - Yes he was, and still is!!
i'm rather confused about what i'm writing as well *sobz* hehe kidding...actually i suppose this is a 'puzzle' fic, where lots of elements are revealed in parts of the story and have to be pieced together before the whole thing starts making sense! That is, if you read carefully of course =p
But don't worry, i'll be rounding everything up in the next few chapters before (or maybe when) the main course is being thrown in!

[itadakimasu] - Oh come onnn! dont give up now!! repeat after me..."i-ta-da-ki-masu- i-ta-da-ki-masu*!!! Ehh..i wasn't much help was i?? xp
Lol he's one confused pup alright!
Yikes could u get ANY scarier?????? *runs away with fics and hides*

[Celyia] - Heyho favourite author!! Thank you SOO much for your insightful review!!! Buuuut much as i hate to be the one telling you this and making u appear doofusy......Takeshi isn't Sesshoumaru!!! *scrambles behind a couch and holds out pillow for protection*
Hmmm......i'm just afraid that when all of you find out how Aska and Sesshoumaru hooked up, it wont be quite as 'original' as you might think!!!! sooo u have been warned................

[Anata] - *meekly points out* Its caCat not catcat!! Cacat means 'abnormal' in malay .!! ^______^
*Squeals* AAAhahhhhH~~~ Kaaawaiii neee~~~!!!! *reaches out for chibi-Sesshoumaru only to find the adobable cutie snatched out of reach by a glowering Anata. Bows head in shame mumbling..."Alright alright the fic..."*
Hmm...i suppose it is a Sess/kag fic, but wait till you read the goodies i have in store for a 'female' sess!!!
Huh.....*looks at a retreating anata and bellows* HEY YOU COME BACK WITH MY CHIBI-SESSHOUMARU!!

[FishyKittie] - You're too kind!! honestly speaking, i really am far from professional...but i do try my best!! thanx for your compliement...but you're a great author too!!!

[Sesshoumaru] - *Wiggles ass trying to scoot of comfortable arm-chair. Groans..."I cant i'm too FAT!! But eh...can i PLEASE hug u????" ^ ^*

[Blue Angel] - Oooohhh thank you so much!!! *nods seriously* Good insight on this author's writing...Seriously...i really appreciate that. You've just about pinpointed the stuff i've been trying very hard to get right and i appreciate it alot!!
Hmm..there'r actually alot of great fics about Sesshoumaru and Kag in the modern era (but not necessarily reincarnation tho...) you should check them out! Like Celyia's 'Forget Me Not' and Tamysan's 'Five Days in Tokyo', unless you've already read them of course!! Very well written and lovely!!!
I'm really sorry bout my fics being disjointed *sobz* i guess dats wat i get for trying to write 'intriguing' fics o____________o

Hmmm...i guess that's about it for now!!o_o Till the next fic!!!! ^____________^