Chapter 3

After the busy life in Tokyo, there isn't anything Sesshoumaru wanted to do more than seeing the small town he grew up in again. It was beautiful, and it always will be beautiful to Sesshoumaru.

As they rode on the bike Kagome rented for them, both of them feel extremely relaxed. Though Kagome had just arrived on the island the day before, but she had always came down here with her aunt's family when she was younger.

Feeling hot from the bright summer sun, they stopped by an ice-cream shop.

"So what are you going to have, Kagome? It's on me." Sesshoumaru smiles at the young girl.

"No, that's ok.You already paid for the bike." Kagome tried to convince him, but decided to stop. "All right, I'll have a strawberry smoothie. Thank you, Sesshoumaru."

"No problem, I did drag you with me didn't I?" Sesshoumaru said as he ordered a smoothie also, and handed the money to the waitress.

The two sat quietly for a while, both relieved at the coolness of the place.

"So Kagome, which college do you plan to go?" Sesshoumaru broke the silence when their smoothies came.

Kagome smiled, as she always does before speak. "I really don't know. I mean my aunt supported me all these years, I don't want her to pay for my college too, besides, she's got her own children to worry about, doesn't she? For now, I think I'll try to find a job after the summer, and save up the money for college."

As Kagome talked on, she can't help but notice how young Sesshoumaru looks, and despite his serious career, he is a fun to be with person, very easy to talk to. Again, she found herself wondering why Kikyou had acted so cold and inconsiderate toward him.

They chatted easily for a few minutes, both felt at great ease with each other. Until three more people came in to the quiet little shop. They are two guys and a girl, and obviously she is the girlfriend of the boy with short black hair. They look fairly young, about Kagome's age, as they came in, the place is no longer quiet.

"Come on now, Inuyasha, we want you to have fun with us!" The guy with black hair spoke to the other boy, who has long silvery hair, as he put his arm around his girlfriend.

"Yeah, Inuyasha, we can't just let you sit home all day long." The girl agreed.

The little group had certainly caught Kagome's attention, mainly because the silvery hair boy they called Inuyasha, with a woman's instinct, Kagome picked up easily that he looked like Sesshoumaru a lot on the first look, about to tell her discovery to Sesshoumaru, she turned back toward him, but found him turned pale, and now stared at the group.

"Sesshoumaru, are you alright?" Kagome was scared.

At the Kagome's voice, Inuyasha turned suddenly.

"Sesshoumaru?" He inquired.

"Inuyasha." Sesshoumaru is now back to his calm self.

"You two know each other?" The other three asked in one voice.

"Well, look who is back! The little rich kid Sesshoumaru. So what are you doing back here away from Tokyo? Isn't this town a little too 'country' for you?" Inuyasha said with a sarcastic tone.

"Inuyasha, please." Sesshoumaru said in a whisper.

"Miroku, Sango, let's get out of here, the day had just died." Inuyasha threw that at the couple, and ran out of the shop.

After they left, Kagome silently put her hand on Sesshoumaru's. He some how fell into a deep thought, but Kagome is very worried about him.

"Sesshoumaru, what's going on?" Kagome asked in a small voice, as though not willing to awake him from his thoughts.

Finally looking up, Sesshoumaru sighed. All these years, he hadn't told a soul about his old life, his youth, his family, not even to Kikyou, but now here he is, wanting to spill it all out, to a girl he had just met in the morning. Watching the girl's huge blue-gray eyes, shine with the light of innocence, he decided, it is time.

"..That was my brother." It is all he can squeeze out.

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Author's Note: Ok, looks like the chapters are getting shorter, sorry you guys. But I promise I'll update fairly often, so it makes it up to you. Hope you all like how I made Inuyasha's first appearance in this story, R/R!