Ch 2: The two brothers watched as Kagome sped off in her car towards the middle school to pick up the kids. Sesshomaru wasn't amused that his brother had been eavesdropping on his conversation with Kagome. He started the car and drove towards the mansion they called 'home'. When they were about five minutes from the house Inuyasha spoke, "How come you never told me about Kagome being your best friend?"

"You never asked," Sesshomaru replied coldly.

"All this time I've been worried sick about her, you never had the chance to tell me you saw her every single fucking day!"

"It is not my place. She also asked me to not say anything about her to you."

'Kagome how could you do this to me? I've missed you so much and yet you were so close, and didn't want me near you.' It took all of Inuyasha's self control to force away the tear that was threatening to drop. He masked his scent so that his brother could not see how much he was hurting inside.

Inuyasha spoke again as they entered the main grounds. "Where does she work?"

"Why do you care?"

"Because I want to know that's why."

"Well what if I don't want to tell you?"

"Well I want to go with you when you go to her work."

"What makes you think I will take you with me?"

"A little thing called blackmail big brother. Remember last week? Remember when you woke up on Sunday. I finally figured it out. You had a wet dream. If you don't take me with you it's as simple as I tell Kagome about it, and say it was her you were dreaming about."

Sesshomaru growled very loud as he slammed his car door shut as they parked in the garage. "You wouldn't dare. How about I just kill you?" He was in shock that his brother knew about that.

"Well just take me with you, and my mouth stays shut on the matter like a dead man."

Sesshomaru growled again, "Be down here in twenty minutes."

"Hey, wait! I thought you said you'd go later."

Sesshomaru answered coldly, "I've changed my mind. I do not trust Naraku with her alone."

Sesshomaru marched up to his room to change to go to Kagome's work. He eyed his closet. He put on a pair of jeans with a dragon on the leg, and slipped on his chained biker boots. He looked at the shirts in his closet. He let a fraction of a smile grace his lips as he put on the shirt that Kagome made for him. It was a dark gray, and it had a picture in the center, and words around it. It said 'Even the most beautiful flower can be the deadliest', the picture was of a rose with green poison dripped over it. This was his favorite shirt. He sat at his desk, put on his barbed wire bracelets that were off to the side, and spent the next fifteen minutes working on his homework. He closed his book, grabbed his guitar for practice later, stepped out of his room, and walked towards the garage. Before him Inuyasha came out of his room to join him. Sesshomaru chuckled out loud; he usually never showed such emotions to any one but Kagome. He couldn't resist; Inuyasha had come out of his room wearing jean shorts, sandals, and a white shirt with a naked woman on it covered by a surf board. "Inuyasha? You know if you wear that to Kagome's work you'll be the laughter of everyone there."

"Shut up Sesshomaru! Besides I don't have anything that you would call suitable."

sigh "Fine. Follow me." Inuyasha followed him back to his room. He headed straight for his closet. He could tell that Inuyasha was studying his room, because Sesshomaru had never, ever allowed him to come in it. He handed him a pair of black shorts with chains and straps on it, a pair of gray Chuck Taylor's, and a black t-shirt that said 'Korn' in big, red letters. After he tried it on he back out in front of Sesshomaru. "For once you are dressed for the occasion." He said that with amusement.

"Oh go hump a tree."

"We leave now."

Sesshomaru turned and headed straight for his car. When both of them were in the car Sesshomaru turned on his cd player, Slipknot, to a volume that was loud, but not too loud for their demonic ears. Sesshomaru sang along with the music in his head as he drove a habit he had picked up from Kagome during the years. It took about twenty-five minute to get there. He parked in the lot to the coffee shop called, "Foamy's Coffee Frenzy", and entered the place.

a/n If you don't now who foamy is shame on you! If you do know him you are almighty! Lol. So…if you don't know who he is check out

To Inuyasha's surprise he saw that this place was a coffee house, there were also tons of books on one side with titles he had never heard of, there was only enough lighting so that if someone wanted to read they could, and they were playing some music he had never heard before. He saw his brother walk up to what seemed to be manager.

"Is Kagome here yet?"

"no."

"What?!"

"Don't worry yourself. She called and said that she got caught in traffic after she changed at home."

"Alright."

"Usual table? Oh I see you have finally brought someone with you for a change, never expected that." Sesshomaru growled deep in his throat. "Alright no need for that."

He took them to a table that had a good view of the place. Inuyasha understood why this was his table. He could watch over Kagome with ease, and see everything she did.

Sesshomaru knew Kagome was here because he could smell her from the back. He knew that the other men that worked here would tell her that he was here. Oh how he hoped Kagome was in a good mood. He wondered what her reaction would be when she found Inuyasha at her work. He would never admit it to anyone but when she is pissed he's sort of intimidated by her, maybe even a little scared. He saw as she rushed out of the kitchen to start work. She was wearing a black, thigh length skirt with straps, knee high double zippered stilettos, and a long sleeved black shirt that said, 'I didn't lose my mind I sold it on eBay'. She stopped abruptly when she had saw Inuyasha in the corner of her eye. She walked over to their table. "What the fuck are you doing here?" She was staring at him with such hate that it surprised him.

"You should ask Sesshomaru."

She turned her heel to him. He was a little bit nervous, but to his misfortune Kagome could read his actions and moods like a book. He simply said one word, "Blackmail."

Inuyasha was surprised he had said that. He thought his brother would say something completely opposite of what he heard. He saw that Kagome's mood suddenly shifted from anger to amusement.

"Well that's possible simply because there is a lot you could be blackmailed with Sess. It's only natural that your brother would discover at least one." Sesshomaru growled in a low volume as to saying to drop the subject before she gets him going. Too late.

"Well it seems that she knows even more than me. I think I should have a talk with her about you."

Kagome smiled, "You'd like that wouldn't you? But I know when not to tread on the wrong grounds. You deal with the general knowledge of blackmail, and I'm stuck in the classified zone. My head would probably be chopped off if I told you anything so don't ask."

Sess was thankful that she didn't tell him anything. He smirked at Inuyasha who was shocked because of the intelligence of her words, and that she had valuable information that she wasn't reveling.

Kagome waited a moment for both of them to gather their thoughts. She knew Sess was glad she didn't tell Inuyasha anything, and Inuyasha was confused of why she wouldn't tell. "Hey you two! Decide what you want and I'll be back I do have a job to do."

Kagome left to take orders from the other tables. They looked at the menu for some time. When Kagome came back she had finished the orders of five tables. "So what do you two want?"

Sess ordered a burger and some coffee, his usual; Inuyasha didn't know what food was good so he ordered the same.

They watched as Kagome worked her ass off at her job. She was good at it too. Most of the people she served were familiar with her, and liked her. She gossiped with some of them too. Inuyasha saw that she was working up a sweat. "Hey Sess why does Kagome work here if she's worked this hard?"

He was surprised that his brother answered him, "Heh. You think that's work? You should see her when it's busy. She works here because she loves it.

She says that she experiences different aspects of life. She's been trying to get me to work here too."

Then she brought out their food. Inuyasha was surprised his food was delicious. The coffee was good too; he thought it was even better than star bucks. He decided that before they left he would buy some of this coffee for home. After they finished they decided that they would wait for her shift to end, which was another hour. Both brothers looked threw the shelves of music, and books, while drinking coffee to be refilled every once in a while. Inuyasha was surprised at how many music bands there were that gothic people listen to. He decided to buy a cd so that he something other then all rap music. He couldn't decide so he kicked aside his pride, and went to ask his brother what some of the best bands were.

He spotted his brother looking at the books in the section labeled 'Legends'.

"He Sess the music you listen to which is the best?"

Sess was surprised by his question. He had never dreamed his brother would be into rock. "Well that depends. Most likely Korn, Slipknot, Seether, and Nirvana. Why?"

"Feh. I just wanted to get some music, and I didn't want to get the crappy cds."

He left Sess to be alone in his thought as he picked up a book called, 'The Soul Protector". Inuyasha came back to the music and decided to get one cd of each of the bands. He picked Take a Look in the Mirror, Volume 3: Subliminal Verses, Disclaimer II, and Never mind.

All Three of them stepped into the parking lot while Kagome counted her tips. She started yelling at Sess. "I TOLD you not to do that any more!" Inuyasha just stood there confused until he saw that she had a twenty in her hand. Heh his brother probably slipped it in there.

"You worked hard tonight you deserve it."

"That's not up to you to decide that. Take it back!"

"No. You keep it."

"I'm not keeping it. Even if I have to shove it up your……." She had stopped abruptly because Sess had run fast behind her, and covered her mouth.

"Shh. Inuyasha do you smell that?"

"Naraku!"

"Kagome we're getting out of here now." They went to his car, and he threw his keys at Inuyasha while he got out his guitar. "You'll drive my car home. I'm going to band practice with Kagome. Scratch it and your dead hanyou."

"Alright sheesh."

Sess and Kagome walked to her car, and drove to Kouga's house. When they got there they set up, and did some sound checks. They took a break after a few songs were sung. Sess wanted to talk to Kagome. "So….are you going to tell me about you and Inuyasha?"

"Oh. Well in eighth grade I dated him for a few months. At first I knew he had dated me for my looks, but I thought that had changed. I was foolish; I thought I had fallen in love with him. I told him the next day, and he just dumped me flat. I would have understood and respected his reasons if he only explained t to me. I never really saw him up close until today."

Sess nodded hi s head in acknowledgement, "Let's get back to practicing."

a/n I have this weird thing about Evanescence. I thought that most of the songs could relate to Kagome. So in my story Kagome wrote those songs and sings them in her band. No I don't own Evanescence, I just would like to borrow it for my story :P

Kagome started to sing her song called, Hello.

playground school bell rings again
rain clouds come to play again
has no one told you she's not breathing?
hello I'm your mind giving you someone to talk to
hello

If I smile and don't believe
soon I know I'll wake from this dream
don't try to fix me I'm not broken
hello I'm the lie living for you so you can hide
don't cry

suddenly I know I'm not sleeping
hello I'm still here
all that's left of yesterday

Inuyasha fell onto his bed as he started to listen to his new Nirvana cd. He had been thinking about Kagome all day. He tried to think. 'How an I going to get Kagome to forgive me?' He had been waiting all night for his brother to return home.

There was a knock on his door. "Come in." It was his father. He entered his room.

"Inuyasha? Have you seen Sesshomaru?"

"Not since about seven-thirty."

"Alright. I just wondered because he didn't call." Just then his father's cell phone rang. "Hello?"

"Father."

"Ah Sesshomaru. Where are you?"

"I'm at Kouga's house. Our practice ran a little late I'm going to stay here for the night."

"Alright. I'll see you tomorrow after school."

"Sure."

"Bye."

"……." The phone had been cut off from the conversation.

"Hmm….Inuyasha tell me about your brother's so called friends."

They had just finished with their practice. It was a little late. Kagome was so tired because so had gone to work that day. She was falling asleep on Kouga's couch. She just wanted to go to bed. yawn

"Kagome?"

"Hmm?"

"You are falling asleep."

"Yeah I kind of knew that."

"Come on I'll take you home. I don't feel like going home tonight. Mind if I stay at your apartment?" (yes he asked her nicely! proceeds to squeal in delight)

"No I don't mind. You'll either have couch or bunk with me. Your choice."

"You don't care?"

"Nah. I've known you long enough to trust, and I'm too exhausted to care."

"Alright. I'm calling my father so he won't send a search party like last time."

"Heh. Yeah that was funny."

Sess dials his father's number. "Hello?"

"Father."

"Ah Sesshomaru. Where are you?"

"I'm at Kouga's house. Our practice ran a little late I'm going to stay here for the night."

"Alright. I'll see you tomorrow after school."

"Sure."

"Bye."

He hung the phone up before his father could finish.

"Let's go. You don't want Souta to be alone for long do you?" He smirked at his best friend.

"Shit I forgot let's get out of here. See you tomorrow Kouga, Ayame." Ayame was going to 'spend' the night at Kouga's.

Kagome was too sleepy to drive so Sess drove to the apartment complex. About ten minutes later they were at the gate. He used her lot key to open the gate. When they parked in front of the right building Sess got out of the car, locked his door, and pulled open Kagome's. He asked her softly, "You coming out or what?"

She rolled over, "Too tired, can't move."

"Come here." He ducked low, and picked her up out of the car bridal style. "Are you really that tired?"

She nodded and snuggled into his chest. He felt strange with her like this. It felt somehow right. He felt as if he had the choice he would have her in his arms like this for eternity. He couldn't contemplate the emotions that were racing through his body and mind. With his demonic senses he could tell that she felt warm and safe. This brought him an unknown emotion to surface. 'Could it be? Is it that I actually feel content, happy with her in my arms?' After all these thoughts crossed his mind he came up with a conclusion. 'I now know what it is I have been feeling around her. I feel loved.' But of all he realized that he, Sesshomaru, prince of the Western Lands, is in love with Kagome Higurashi.

He took her up the few steps to the door. Kagome trusts him so much that he was given a key to the apartment. He didn't feel like digging in his pocket for his keys he decided to knock on the door for Souta to open it.knock knock With his demonic eyes he saw the eleven-year-old look through the peephole.(sp?)(you know the thing on the door to look into the hall way) He opened the door so that he could come in, and he shut the door and locked it after. "What's going on?"

"Practice ran a little late."

"Oh. Are you staying tonight then?" Sess nodded. "That's cool. Sorry I'm really tired I'm going to bed. Night."

"Night."

Sess walked into Kagome's room with her still in his arms. He was a little disappointed because he had set her down. He lifted her up into a sitting position. He woke her up gently, "Kagome? Wake up."

"What?"

"You need to change into your pajamas. I'll leave for the moment." Before he left the room he went in her closet, and retrieved a pair of pajama pants and t-shirt for himself. Sess usually left two sets of clothes, and pajamas at Kagome's apartment. Sometimes he would spend the night there when he didn't want to go home. But usually he slept on the couch; it was uncomfortable to sleep on that thing. This was the first time she would ever let him sleep in the bed with her. (REAL sleep you hentais!) He was in Kagome's bathroom that was connected to her room. He changed and waited awhile. He heard her moving around, changing. He heard her plop on the bed, and that was his que to enter the room. (She has a queen sized bed) She was half-way asleep on the top of it. He chuckled and went over to her, picked her up, and placed her under the covers. He got in on the other side. He lied on his back, but to his surprise Kagome scotched over to him, and placed her head on his chest as if it was a pillow. He smiled wide at her while he stroked her hair.

"Night Sesshomaru-sama." He knew she had passed out. The inu youkai sighed and smiled at the girl in his arms.

"Good night Kagome, my love."

Inutaisho sighed as thoughts ran through his head. He had spoken to his son, Inuyasha, earlier about his eldest son's friends. He knew of Kouga and Ayame, But this girl, Kagome was her name, completely baffled him. He had been wondering what it was that was slowly changing his son. He now knew who had been doing it. She had somehow taught him to live again, something he, his father, could not do. She had changed the once cold, hateful, heartless prince into a man ready to become the Lord of the lands. Another thing was that this girl, she was a human! His son Sesshomaru had hated humans since he had taken in Inuyasha's mother when his died. This girl baffled him so. Oh how he wished for the day to meet the girl that changed his son's heart forever. But there was one problem, he could tell as Inuyasha explained to him about the girl, that he held love for her. This is going to be very interesting. He smiled to himself as he watched the full moon rise in the sky. Oh yes very interesting indeed.

u End Chapter /u

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