AN: Okay I've gotten a lot of question on who's going to end up with Kagome. Seeing as though the fic is a response to a challenge made by ForestKarma on the Single Spark website it will be a Sess/Kag fic, well unless something very weird happens

CH: 3 Simple Task, Big Problem

"Kagome get up!" Kagome only rolled on her side and mumbled something unintelligible. "Fine have it your way." Sango sighed. She grabbed the edge of the bed and lifted the mattress causing Kagome to fall to the floor.

Kagome bolted to her feet and turned accusingly to Sango. Sango only laughed at her. "Okay that's it." Kagome grabbed one of her pillows and hit Sango.

"Oh no you didn't." Sango grabbed another pillow and it was an all out pillow war.

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"Sesshoumaru, go check what is taking Kagome so long." Tsuyosa said. They had only been waiting for a little while, but he wanted to tell Kagome what she would be doing today rather than sending her off blindly. 'Maybe she can keep Inu Yasha from getting into some kind of fight and ruining the prices.'

Sesshoumaru got up without a word and walked to Kagome's room. He heard a lot of yelling and ran to the room to make sure everything was alright, but he wasn't prepared for the sight that met him.

Sango and Kagome were still having their full on pillow battle and feathers were all over the room. Sesshoumaru felt many emotions at that moment that he hadn't felt so strongly in such a long time. Shock and amazement later changed to humor and he found himself using all his self control to stop from laughing.

Kagome looked over and saw Sesshoumaru in the doorway and stopped immediately. Unfortunately Sango hadn't noticed and had thrown a pillow at Kagome at that very moment. Kagome was too in shock to notice though.

Sesshoumaru cleared his throat. "Breakfast is ready." With that said he just turned around and walked back to the dining room.

Finally Kagome pulled herself together and scrambled to get dressed. Sango just fell onto her bed laughing. "I can't believe he walked in on that. You should have seen your face."

Kagome reached the door, but turned around to point out one more fact to Sango. "I wouldn't talk Sango. If you haven't forgotten, you have to clean all this up." Sango bolted up and looked at Kagome who just stuck out her tongue and ran out the door quick enough to just dodge a pillow.

Sango watched the pillow hit the door and fall to the ground. She looked about the room and sighed. "This was going to be a long day."

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Sesshoumaru walked back into the room and sat down. "She'll be down in a minute."

"Stupid women. They take to long to get ready." Inu Yasha mumbled.

Kagome walked in rather flushed. She took her seat across from Sesshoumaru, but never once looked up at him. They began their meal and Tsuyosa filled Kagome in on what she would be doing. "Today you'll be doing a rather simple job. All Inu Yasha is to do is seal a deal for some weapons. We buy them from a particular vendor, the Ookami family. Unfortunately, you will be dealing with the son in this meeting and he and Inu Yasha do not exactly see eye to eye. I know it's an easy job, but I chose to send you along with Inu Yasha in the hopes that you will stop him from ruining it."

At that Inu Yasha shot a very indignant look at his father and Sesshoumaru smirked. 'I wonder if he's as bad as his father makes him out to be.' Kagome thought. 'Seems simple enough. How could someone possibly blow this?' Kagome only nodded indicating she understood and decided to go to her room and help Sango out before they left.

She walked up the stairs to her room, but stopped when she heard Inu Yasha call her name. "Look we're leaving in an hour. I don't want to be late." He walked pass her and went in the direction of where she assumed his room was. Sesshoumaru also seemed to be going to his room.

"Where are you going?" Kagome turned and took a moment to process the question.

"To my room, why?"

'Probably to change her clothes. Every other girl who has stayed here changed at least five times a day.' "What you're wearing is fine." Sesshoumaru said without really thinking.

"Huh?"

"You were planning to change weren't you?"

"What? No, I was going to help Sango with cleaning up the mess we made." Kagome answered. 'Why would I go change?'

"Why?" Sesshoumaru asked in a very deadpan voice.

"Because I thought she might like my help. I mean I did help in making the mess." After hearing the answer Sesshoumaru just turned around to go down the hall to ponder the girl some more.

'He's definitely strange. And Inu Yasha seems really rude. Why couldn't some guy that I was forced to be with be charming and nice and at least really talk to me.' Kagome continued to think over her bad luck while she went to see Sango.

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Kagome sighed and looked out the window. It had almost been an hour and still he wasn't talking. She and Inu Yasha were driving to where ever it was that they would be making this deal and he hadn't said a word to her since she got in the car. 'Maybe he's one of those weird people that like to psyche themselves out for this kind of thing. Come on Kagome that's just stupid. But I really don't know much about them.'

"We're here." Inu Yasha got out of the car. 'I can't believe I have to put up with this jerk. I need to be able to make this deal good or else I'm in a lot of trouble.'

Kagome got out and followed Inu Yasha into what looked like some night club. They were stopped at the door by some guy three times their sized. Inu Yasha explained why they were there and Kagome was almost embarrassed by how rough his speech was. 'No wonder his father thinks he's going to mess this up. Even I know you have to know how to talk more respectively than that.'

They walked in and saw three guys on one side of a table. "Inu Yasha."

"Kouga." Inu Yasha said through clenched teeth.

"And who is this lovely lady?" The guy who Kagome assumed was Kouga stood and walked over to her. "Hello, I'm Ookami Kouga. So what it is a beautiful woman like you doing with someone like dog breath?"

'Great someone who speaks about as well as Inu Yasha.' "Higurashi Kagome, pleased to meet you." 'That's it Kagome smile and be polite, no matter how much you don't want to be here.'

"Kagome. What do you say we ditch dog breath and go somewhere more private?" Kouga smiled slyly.

"Get away from her." Inu Yasha said and stepped between the tow of them.

"What is she your girl? I'm sure she'd much rather be with a real man."

"Umm...ne Kouga. We do have a job to do." Kagome interrupted the fight that she knew was going to happen.

"How right you are my lady. Shall we begin?" Kouga pulled out a chair for Kagome and then went to sit on his side of the table again.

"My dad's asking for three mill." Kouga started off.

"Three mill. That's crazy." Inu Yasha said without thinking.

'I don't believe this. What an idiot. The point of this is to settle on a price. Now I know what his dad was talking about.'

"Look dog breath, that's what I've been told. I don't care what you think."

"Ne, Kouga, from what I know about the running market and the products we're dealing with that price is a little high. Especially when selling to someone who's a repeat buyer." Kagome said.

"You know your stuff Kagome. You would make a really great addition to my family. I was hoping dog breath wouldn't really notice, but yeah my dad was only asking 2.2." Kouga smiled at Kagome making her feel a bit uncomfortable.

"You ass, you were trying to play me." Inu Yasha said more than a little pissed off.

"Calm down Inu Yasha." Kagome said putting a hand on his arm. She then turned back to Kouga. "How about 2 mill.?" She offered.

"It's a little low, but for you anything." Kouga stated. He walked over to her side and helped her get up. "It was a pleasure to meet you Kagome. Perhaps you would join me for dinner tomorrow night?" Kouga said holding her hand.

"Get your hands off her!" Inu Yasha yelled. He was about to go after Kouga when he was held back by the two guys that had been sitting with Kouga.

"Sorry, Kouga, but I have to marry into the Taisho family." Kagome stated trying to pry her hand away from Kouga.

Then he started getting too close for her comfort. "Well, if you ever change your mind you know where to find me." He said and then kissed her hand. "I better not hear you mistreating her dog breath or else she's mine and your dead."

Kagome resisted the urge to hide her face in her hands and followed Inu Yasha out. As soon as they both got into the car all hell broke loose.

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"I can't believe you!" Kagome yelled as she walked through the door. The entire ride back they had been fighting and it still showed no signs of stopping.

"Excuse me, I didn't know you liked that guy drooling all over you."

"What's going on here?" Tsuyosa came into the room. "I could hear you two all the way upstairs."

"Sorry, Taisho-sama." Kagome said.

"Keh."

"So how did things go?" Tsuyosa asked warily.

"It'll cost 2 million." Kagome stated.

"Really? I don't think we've ever gotten a price that low. I know I have you to thank for this Kagome."

"Keh, all you have to thank is the fact that Kouga was practically proposing to her right there." Inu Yasha said and then walked away.

"Is that true Kagome?" Tsuyosa asked when Inu Yasha had left the room.

"Trust me I didn't want the attention, but he was rather...um..." Kagome couldn't think of the word to use.

"I understand. I've met the boy." Tsuyosa said. "Thank you for keeping Inu Yasha in line. He'll calm down in a while. I swear that child needs to learn to grow up."

Kagome went back to her room and found Sango there. "So I take it you two didn't quite see eye to eye."

"Let me guess you heard to. I can't believe this." Kagome collapsed face down on her bed.

Sesshoumaru was walking to Kagome's room to tell her that lunch was ready. He too had heard the commotion down stairs. 'I wonder what that idiot did now.' This time he made sure to knock before opening the door.

"Come in." Kagome said muffled into the mattress.

"I don't think he could hear that. Come in." Sango said.

Sesshoumaru opened the door and saw Kagome lying face down on her bed with Sango sitting in the chair next to the bed. "Lunch is ready." His words were met with the muffled mumblings of Kagome.

"Come on Kagome. Some food will do you good. And trust me if I hear that Inu Yasha did anything, he's dead." Sango dragged Kagome off the bed and practically tossed her out the door.

Kagome followed Sesshoumaru down to lunch. She was surprised to see that no one else was there. She looked at Sesshoumaru questioningly, but he just shrugged. Kagome turned to one of the servants and asked them where everyone else was.

"Sorry, Kagome-sama, but your father and Taisho-sama are dealing with certain matters."

Kagome nodded and sat down. She figured Inu Yasha was still throwing a fit somewhere. 'It's not like he seems to be in love with me or anything, so why is he getting so jealous?'

After a few minutes, Kagome realized that Sesshoumaru wasn't about to say anything so she decided to try and start a conversation. "So how was your day so far?" She didn't get a response. "Between you and your brother it's a good thing I brought Sango along or I'd have no one to talk to." Kagome sighed.

"He's my half brother and how my day was so not interest you."

"Why not?"

"You're a mafia daughter. You're supposed to be selfish and not care about others, so drop your act."

Kagome was surprised by that answer, then she became angry. "How dare you! You think that just because I'm a mafia daughter you know anything about me?! You don't know a thing and obviously you and your brother have no interest in getting to me at all. I have tried to make an effort, but this is getting really difficult." 'First Inu Yasha and now Sesshoumaru, I swear.' Kagome got up and left suddenly not feeling very hungry anymore.

"What are you doing back so soon?" Sango asked as she saw Kagome walk into the room. Sango had been lying on Kagome's bed which was much more comfortable than hers.

"That jerk just accused me of being a stuck up mafia daughter and told me to drop my act." Kagome was so frustrated she could scream. Instead she just landed on the bed like before.

'Those jerks. I have to talk to them. Inu Yasha must have calmed down by now.' Sango got up. "Don't worry Kagome tomorrow's another day."

"That's what I'm afraid of and today isn't even over yet."

"Go to the library. Get a good book and calm down." Sango said as she left the room.

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Inu Yasha was outside with Miroku. "I can't believe that guy. He practically was all over her and she didn't say a damn word."

"I'm sure that she was just trying to be tactful, Inu Yasha. Why are you getting so mad anyway? You're acting like you're jealous."

"I'm not jealous! Why would I be jealous of that wench?"

"Because that she just got you a really great deal there and used a great amount of control to get both of you to from killing each other." Miroku and Inu Yasha both turned to see Sango.

"What do you know?" Inu Yasha said.

"I know Kagome and I know she hates for guys to come on to strong like how she said Kouga did. She didn't want to ruin the deal though, although you obviously seemed rather uninterested in making a good deal and more interested in killing Kouga."

"You should listen to Sango." Miroku said and put his hand on her shoulder.

"You should go apologize for how you acted." Sango said.

"No way, I am not apologizing to her." Inu Yasha sat on the ground leaning against a tree trunk.

Sango was about to respond when she felt a hand on her backside. "Don't you ever learn!" Sango slapped Miroku hard enough to knock him to the ground. As she walked away she turned back to Inu Yasha. "You really should apologize, Inu Yasha. Girls like a guy who can admit he was wrong."

'Stupid wench.' Inu Yasha thought. 'Why did she have to show me up to my father? And that other one is no better. She should learn to keep her nose out of someone else's business.' Inu Yasha was getting frustrated because in the back of his mind he knew he really should apologize.

He continued to sit under the tree thinking not paying any attention to the unconscious Miroku lying on the ground sporting a Sango handprint on his cheek.

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Kagome decided to take Sango's advice and went to the library. She sat down on the couch after pulling out a book and began to read. She had been there for about an hour when she heard the door open. She looked up to see Sesshoumaru walk in. Kagome shook her head slightly and turned back to her book.

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Sesshoumaru had been shocked when Kagome had stormed away from lunch, though he did not show it. He couldn't believe that he could have possibly read her wrong and that it wasn't an act. There was no way a normal mafia daughter would get so angry about something like that. Then again no girl he had met acted like her.

He had decided he should apologize, but he could not remember the last time he had apologized for anything. He only remembered how his mother had told him to never to hurt a girl physically or emotionally and he knew that she had been hurt by his statement. He went to her room when he had finished eating only to find it empty. He then remembered how much interest she had seemed to show in the library.

When he entered he saw her look up, but then just dismiss his presence. For some reason he felt a little pain in his chest because of it. He sat on the couch next to her and just watched her. Finally she couldn't take it anymore.

"What is this? First you insult me and then you just stare at me." Kagome turned to Sesshoumaru clearly upset.

"I came to apologize, but clearly it is unwanted." Sesshoumaru said and began to get up.

Kagome sighed. "I'm sorry, sit down. I've just been having a bad day it seems."

Sesshoumaru looked at her as he sat back down. "I apologize, I seem to have made that day worse."

"Well, no use in carrying a grudge. Apology accepted." Kagome said with a small smile.

'That certainly was easier than I had expected.'

Just as Kagome was about to try and talk to him Inu Yasha came through the door. "What are you doing here?" Inu Yasha directed his question towards Sesshoumaru. He had found Sango back at Kagome's room and she had told him Kagome was probably in the library.

"Don't be so rude Inu Yasha. Sesshoumaru was just apologizing for saying something earlier."

"Yeah right, Sesshoumaru apologize to someone that'll be the day." Inu Yasha stood with his arms across his chest.

"And what are you doing here, Inu Yasha?" Sesshoumaru said in his usually unwavering tone.

"I...well...I was gonna..." Inu Yasha wasn't about to admit in front of his brother that he was going to apologize to Kagome.

"You were going to what Inu Yasha?" Kagome asked.

"None of your business." Inu Yasha stated and walked out the door.

The rest of the day was very much like that. Inu Yasha would be on the brink of saying something nice, but something would get in his way and it would turn out harsh. Sesshoumaru stayed his normal cold self and Kagome was just getting frustrated with the two of them.

"I do believe your daughter has her work cut out for her." Tsuyosa said to Ruan after dinner.

"I believe your right." Both of them had noticed the tension in the air during dinner.

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"Oh come on it can't be that bad." Sango said.

"Trust me. It's bad." Kagome said. They were both in Kagome's room again.

"I'm sure Inu Yasha was going to apologize to you when he went to the library."

"Yeah, but Sesshoumaru was there and he wouldn't do it. I don't want someone who can't be honest about how he feels and both of them hide their emotions all to well. Well except for Inu Yasha's anger. That one gets across loud and clear."

"So who's your choice for the night?"

"Agh, do I have to?"

"Yep."

"Fine then I have to choose Sesshoumaru since he actually apologized."

"Who was last night's choice?"

"That's not important."

"Come on."

"Good night Sango."

"Fine." Sango said in defeat. "See ya in the morning Kagome." Sango exited the room.

'If neither of them starts shaping up I'm going to be stuck in a completely loveless marriage. I would have never thought things would end up like this.' Kagome closed her eyes and willed sleep to come.'

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'Stupid Sesshoumaru. I never got a chance to say sorry and I came off as a jerk for the rest of the day. Now she probably hates me. But why do I care?' Inu Yash lay on his bed wondering. 'I just like how she doesn't seem self absorbed like every other girl. And she is pretty cute.' Inu Yash'a eyes went wide. 'Please don't tell me that I like her.' He groaned and decided not think of it anymore.

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'I can't believe I actually apologized to someone. What's wrong with me? It's all Kagome's fault. Wait. When did she become Kagome and not just 'that girl'?' Sesshoumaru stared up at his bedroom ceiling. 'There is something very unique about her. I can't believe I'm thinking this, but I had better make a move or else the next girl father brings in could be a real bitch. Kagome doesn't seem that bad. She actually seems sort of...pleasant.' Okay now his thoughts were scaring him and he tried to go to sleep, but every time he closed his eyes he saw Kagome's smiling face.

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Okay there's chapter three. Hope you all enjoyed and please review.

Review Responses:

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