Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha, Takahashi Rumiko does. Aye, me.
Sesshomaru was met at the door by his assistant. "Sesshomaru-sama, has she left yet?" Sesshomaru nodded and walked into his private quarters. Jaken followed and helped prepare his master for bed.
"Jaken…" Jaken stopped pulling out tomorrow's wardrobe and turned to look at his boss. "Arrange an appointment with Ms. Higurashi for next Thursday evening. I need to discuss with her something of vital importance." He turned towards the bed and snapped off the light. "That will be all." Jaken bowed lightly and left.
Kagome was greeted by her little brother as she walked into her house. He whistled at the outfit and did a bad Groucho Marx impression. "Hubba, hubba. Where'd you get the threads?"
Kagome hung the coat up and headed up the stairs towards her room. "You wouldn't believe me if I told you Souta." She stopped long enough to look at him. "How are exams?" Souta was finishing up his second year at University.
"Umm… I think I'll be okay." She quietly turned and continued up the steps. "Oyasumi, sis." He sighed at the sadness in her face, rainy weather always made her like this. He wondered what she thought; but he figured he probably already knew that answer.
When she got to her room, Kagome took off the Kimono, folded it, and placed it in a bag to return to Sesshomaru's office the next time she was in the neighborhood. Naked, she walked over to her boudoir and opened the doors. Hanging in the back, on a hook especially placed for the honor, was a red shirt made of a very soft fiber. It wasn't his Hakama, but it reminded her of it. She ran her hand over it lovingly before putting it on and lying down on the bed. Hugging it tightly to herself, she sighed. "Oh InuYasha, why is time so cruel?" She slipped off to sleep, never feeling the tear that traced a path across her cheek and into the pillow.
The following week, Kagome again found herself standing in front of Sesshomaru's office door. However, this time she was dry, and Jaken was asking her if he could bring her anything. She smiled and shook her head. "Iie, I am okay." When Jaken opened the door, she was greeted by the smell of dinner.
Sesshomaru looked up from the desk and gestured toward the table. "Please, have a seat." Kagome looked at him nervously, and his lips tightened slightly. "I'm not going to seduce you." He stood and walked over to the table. "I'm hungry, and I thought I would share. Jaken will stay if you would feel safer."
"No, I trust you." Sesshomaru nodded once and turned towards Jaken.
"Jaken, your services will no longer be needed this evening." Jaken bowed and closed the door behind him. "Please, sit." Sesshomaru sat and picked up her plate. "We have salad, veal, sweet potatoes, and fruit. Nothing fancy, but I did want to present a civilized front. I am aware that you have only seen me in battle."
Kagome waited until he set her plate back down before looking at him. "Why am I here? I don't believe it was only to feed me, although dinner does smell wonderful."
Sesshomaru finished filling his plate, set it down, and then looked at her. "Kagome, tell me of the last time you saw InuYasha."
She looked up at him, startled, and felt tears coming to her eyes. "Please" she whispered. "Please don't ask me that." She bowed her head, her memories far away.