Love and Secrets

Chapter three - Memories

The day started with a bright sun. It engulfed the water from the rain last night. The sun emitted beneath the room. Unfortunately, the sun rayed to her face waking her up. She opened her eyes then looked at the ceiling. She stood up still sitting then rubbed her eyes. She looked at her surroundings.

'Hmmm…' She thought.

'A new day for a worse nightmare…' She stood up but easily sat again at the foot of the bed when pain darted on her ankle. She looked her feet with bandages circled around it.

'I forgot… I got an accident yesterday…' She thought remembering herself.

'And I let that jerk take me home… Well… That's okay… At least I didn't have to sacrifice myself just to go here…' She stopped thinking about the accident when she remembered him while he helps her.

'Even if he's a jerk, still… He's kind of a gentleman to take me home…' She thought while blushing. She looked at her alarm clock. It was nine in the morning.

'Good thing it's Saturday… But I can't go out looking like this…' She looked at her room.

'I don't want to be stuck in this place…' She thought then sighed.

"Kagome… Are you awake?…" Her mother called out to her on the door.

"Yeah mom… Why?…" She said while looking at the closed door waiting for her to enter.

"There's a call for you… Use the phone there in your room… I don't want you straining yourself going down the stairs…"

"Okay mom… Thanks…" She took the phone on her desk.

"Hello?… This is Kagome… Who is this?…"

"Higurashi… Do you have time today?… Do you want to go out?…"

"May I know who is this first?…"

"It's me Sesshoumaru…" Shock took her.

"W-what?… How did you get this number?…"

"You don't have a business to know where I got it?… Where's my answer?…"

"Oh sorry… Well… I hope you remember… Being the one who took me here at home…"

"Oh yeah… You sprained your ankle yesterday…"

"Well… It's your fault if you hadn't stumbled me…"

"It'll be your fault if you hadn't stopped while I'm walking in front of you…"

"Hmph…" Feeling that she had lost, she gave up.

There was silence.

"Hello?… Are you still there?…" Kagome questioned. There was no answer. She was about to hang up the phone when Sesshoumaru answered.

"I'll help you if you want?…"

"What?… Sorry… I didn't hear you… I was about to hang up the phone…"

"I said I'll help you…"

"Oh… really… then that's fine with me… But are you sure… I mean… Am I not a bother to you?…"

"If you think that way, it is off then?…"

"No… If it's okay with you then it's okay with me right…"

"Sheesh… I was just asking…" Kagome whispered in the phone.

"I beg your pardon…"

"Oh nothing…" Kagome nearly sighed.

"Okay… I'll pick you up at eleven… You'll be ready at that time…"

"Yeah… If I had no SPRAINED ANKLE… I'll be ready…"

"Fine then…" He hung up the phone. She was very irritated she almost threw the phone to the wall. She stomped her other foot very hard.

'If only I didn't want to stay in here…' She thought.

"Kagome?… Are you okay?… Do you like some help?…" Her mother called out to her on the door.

"No mom… I'm fine…"

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After many stumbles and pain, she managed to sit on her desk in front of the mirror. She brushed her hair, had put her make – up, but not too much. She heard a honk of the car outside and looked at the window then into the temple stairs. She may not see car but she knew it was he.

'Oh yeah… The jerk is here… Sigh Great way for freedom… Huh?…' She thought. She walked to the door then opened it. Her mother helped her down the temple stairs.

"I can do it myself, mom… Thanks…" She walked to the car.

"Be careful now…" Her mother called out to her worriedly. Sesshoumaru got out of the car and helped her. He opened up the door for her and also closed it. (Of course ;p) He bowed to her mother then placed himself to the driver's seat and drove on. When they're far from the temple Kagome asked.

"Why did you invite me out?… Surely you have many other person who would go out with you… Why me?… And when I'm in a not-good state…" She asked looking at him.

"Nothing really… Just want some talk… Why?… You don't want to be with me?…" He said not looking at her with the same expression.

"Oh… that's not the point… Oh… O well… I have no business to know why…"

"Good girl…" He smirked.

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"…"

They looked at each other.

"O… Okay… So you don't want to talk… Then why did you invite me in the first place?…"

"You don't remember me do you?…" He suddenly questioned him.

"What?…"

"You don't remember me… Thought so… After that long time, I thought you would forget me…"

"What are you saying?… I don't…" Kagome stopped.

Silver and dark hair swayed with the wind while they play in the playground. They laughed together as the one with the silver hair ran to the playground trying to catch the dark – hair child. The silver – hair child had caught the child. He removed the hair from his face revealing a handsome boy, smiling. The other child tried to run but the boy prevented it.

"Oh… Stop it Kagome… You know I'm much faster than you are… Just give up… I won…" The boy said.

"Hmph… Alright... you win…" The child swayed her hair to reveal her beautiful face. She pointed a finger at the boy.

"But next time I'll win…" The boy laughed at her remark and walked towards the swing. The girl followed him and also sat herself on the other swing beside his. The boy looked at the sky.

"Friends forever?…" The girl questioned looking at the boy.

"Friends forever…" The boy replied.

"Do you promise Kagome?…" The boy said lifting his finger.

"I promise… Sesshoumaru…" The girl replied and lock her finger to his. They both smiled at each other then looked at the sky.

Kagome suddenly opened her eyes and pointed her finger at Sesshoumaru.

"Y-you're…" Sesshoumaru smirked at her.

"So you remember now?…"

"You're the boy I met at the playground when I was a child… Are you?…"

"I am…"

"B-but you're very different now… I didn't even recognize you…"

"Don't lie… You forgot me after the time I left the neighborhood." Kagome smiled at him.

'I've been caught…' She thought.

"Maybe I was very attached to Inuyasha I forgot about him…" She whispered to herself while looking down at the table.

"Hmmm…" He remarked to get Kagome's attention. Their drinks arrived and Kagome started sipping her drink.

"Okay… So why did you suddenly disappear?…"

"My family had a problem and we had to go out the residence… I didn't had a chance to say it to you… It was so sudden… We had to leave right away…"

"Okay… I just remembered… That day you left were the day we had to meet because you said you had something to tell me… What's that?…" Sesshoumaru thought for it for awhile.

"I forgot…"

"Don't tell me that… I know you remember it completely… You had a sharp memory… You even remembered me after all those years…"

"Even I remember it, it has no more use now… It's been many years…"

"Please…"

"No…"

"Pretty please…"

"…"

"No fair… I waited for you for a long time… Maybe that's why I forgot you… I was mad at you…"

"It's not my fault for leaving…"

"Hmph…" She crossed her arms in front of her, acting like a child. Sesshoumaru looked at her and laughed.

"Hey… That's the first time I saw you laughed from all the encounters that had occurred… Do you seldom laugh?…"

"Yeah… After I left here, I never laughed again…"

"Why?… The first time I saw you in school I thought you're mad at the whole world…"

"There are reasons… But I rather not tell you…"

"There you go again… You're keeping your secrets again…"

"You don't have any business to know it…" Kagome stared at him.

"What?…" He said getting irritated.

"You really had changed…" Sesshoumaru smirked.

They continued to chat with each other with their childhood past together until it was time that they had to depart. They left the coffeehouse. Sesshoumaru helped Kagome to the car and drove. After awhile, they arrived at the temple. He carried her to the top until they reached the entrance of her house. Kagome looked at him.

"Thanks for today… I had so much fun…" She smiled at him. He smiled back at him.

"I'll pick you up at Monday before school… Okay?…" Sesshoumaru said to her.

"Sure… That way I'll be safer with this injury…" She said. Sesshoumaru started walking towards the stairs and waved at her. Kagome waved back. After he left, Kagome entered her house.

Sesshoumaru entered his car and drove.

'What could be Inuyasha doing with Kagome?…' He thought. For the first time, worried revealed on his face.

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I'm sorry if I have to change the summary...I change my mind on the plot of the story... But I didn't change chapters one and two so don't worry... Thanks to does who reviewed... I hope you'll like the story... Review... Review... ;p