A/N: I am so sorry for the long wait, but I kept leaving the written chapter 7 in my Chemistry book (surprise, surprise), and since I'm so good at Chemistry, I didn't really have any homework for the past two months. But I had homework today, so therefore, I remembered chapter 7. Anyway, I really am sorry!

Oh yeah, when you hear Kagome talking, don't worry about the errors cause she's a 5 year old. Even I couldn't talk that great when I was five!

TURNED SIXTEEN TOMORROW!

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha! Or Sailor Moon for that matter.

~ * ~ Chapter 7: Quaint Memories ~ * ~

I met her a little after ten years ago, when I was seven and she just turned five years old. Her family had to cancel the trip to EuroDisney; her birthday was three days past.

On that fateful day, there was to be a conference of sorts that featured the Higurashi and Setsu. At that point in time, I didn't understand why the two men argued so much, I just knew that it got on my nerves and I wanted some fresh air.

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Sesshoumaru huffed and sat on the nearby bench. It's so boring! Why couldn't he just spend the day with his mom in Seattle? She's much more fun than Inuyasha's mom is. He'd rather have been wasting his Saturday away with Miroku watching bad Sailor Moon parodies.

He looked down at the large grass stains on his dress slacks; he never liked them anyway. Sesshoumaru kicked his tasseled loafers off and leaned back against a big Oak tree.

"It's so boring."

There was a rustle in the tree above and just as he looked up, a small white sandal fell on top of his nose. He heard a female gasp as something heavy hit the ground.

Cool, tiny fingers rubbed his nose in a circular pattern and he started to relax under the sensation—

Until someone opened their loud mouth.

"I'm sorry, um, sir! I didn't mean it, I swear. I was just so bored and I didn't fell like staying inside the whole time, so—"

"Will you shut up please?"

The girl squeaked and ran to hide behind the large tree. Good, at least she's quiet now. After a few seconds of climatic silence, he pointed to the sandal under the bench. "Do you want it back or not?"

A mass of black hair cautiously poked out from behind the confines of the great Oak and tiptoed its way to Sesshoumaru's side. The girl plucked her precious sandal tentatively from his hands and bowed deeply, showing her gratitude.

"I am sorry for my sandal hitting your nose and I hope you accept your apology."

Sesshoumaru blinked at the girl. Her voice has a musical lilt to it, but a serious tone due to the conversation not matching her lively face. He rolled his eyes making a decision, "All right, whatever." The girl looked up and smiled, showing electric-blue eyes and dazzling white teeth.

He ignored the effect those big wide eyes had on him.

"Is your daddy in there?"

Sesshoumaru nodded his head while checking the girl out. She had on a cute white summer dress on with one sandal on her left foot. Her raven-wing hair that barely touched her shoulders fluttered in the warm summer breeze, giving her a breathless look. Her skin was a slightly darker peaches-n-cream than his was and he felt a little envious of it; his skin had scabs on the elbows from climbing trees.

"Well, I'm Higurashi Kagome!"

Sesshoumaru resisted the urge to flinch at her high giggly voice and started to walk off. He heard tiny footsteps following him.

"You bored? I heard you say so."

"So, what are you gonna do about it?"

Kagome ran up by his side and tugged her his wrist, "This!"

She couldn't pull his heavier body so he decided to run along with her. It wasn't that long until they reached a clearing surrounded by rose bushes struggling to live. Kagome turned to him and put a small finger to her lips signaling silence. Excitement started to bubble in Sesshoumaru's eyes when she beckoned him closer to a bush in a dark corner, under a tree.

Kagome slowly pushed a few branches aside and revealed a silver fox mother and her nursing pups. Sesshoumaru gasped at the sight, he'd never seen anything that pretty in his life so far. Kagome put the branch back and moved away, "We have to leave before she wakes up, mothers are very protective of their pups."

She sat on the grass and started to pluck flowers here and there when someone with a deep voice called out her name.

"Daddy!" She sprinted up, effectively dropping the flowers off of her lap. He wanted to stop her, really he did, but that's probably her father and—

"Sesshoumaru."

She turned around one last time and smiled. "Well, it was a pleasure to meet you, Sesshoumaru." It was obvious that she had a great education thus far, even though she struggled with the word "pleasure". She stood on her tiptoes and lightly kissed his cheek. . .

Then left.

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I never thought I would see her again, honestly I didn't. So imagine my surprise when I saw her, a freshman, in my high school.

That was last year, when I was sixteen. And by that time, I knew exactly what I was supposed to think of the Higurashi family. But I couldn't imagine her, that sweet girl from so long ago, could be as vile as my father said she was. Everyone seemed to like her and her sister. Although Kikyo was a little bit cold to a few select people.

I met her at an ice cream shop after school one day and started talking. She was a little wary of me because of my name, but she warmed up soon enough after I told her of that fateful day at a conference. We went out for awhile, out of the prying eyes of the media and immediate family.

And oh! How miserably foolish and nervous I felt the first time I touched her; after all, I cannot shame the family name by sleeping around like some sex crazed idiot.

And then, the first time we made love it had been bliss. Of course there was pain for her, it was her first time too.

Her canal was so tight and hot that it soon became an obsession for me. I only came to her when I wanted to, and that was frequently. I started to feel miserable because I knew that I was using her as a toy that I could keep in my hands and play and pull with the strings.

That was until her father announced that they were going on a series of family trips. I didn't eat or sleep for almost two months, I even cried for her at night. All the time when she was in those foreign countries I couldn't bear the thought of her with another, for I had been faithful all that time, but I hadn't been faithful to my heart. . .

I cleaned myself up and gained the weight I lost over the past summer and bought her a birthday present. A white gold ring with her name inscribed on it. The same day I heard from Miroku, who heard from Naraku, that Kagome was going to some popular club for her birthday party.

Perfect.

That night I saw her again and she was radiant, the most beautiful creature I'd ever seen (besides those white fox pups and their mother). I admit I hurt her on purpose. I hurt her for leaving me by myself those two lonely months and I admit that she didn't deserve it. But Kagome, with her forgiving manner, forgave me and we made love in the passenger seat of my car.

Being with her again had been as I imagined: the hot, sticky tightness, her essence, the smell, and well not the smell. But you know what I mean.

I thought she was mad at me when we woke up in the morning, either that or I forgot to remember if she was a morning person. Then her sister came and basically caught us in the act. I struck a deal with her as was on my merry way.

Then school had been even worse, nothing was as it seemed when I was without her. I wanted the whole school, the world, hell my family to know we were together. But, she's a Higurashi and I'm and Setsu, it could never happen.

But one question: Since when had she become so important to me?

A/N: again I'm sorry for such a late update. Anyway, hoped you enjoyed!

R/R!